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Hamilton will ring in the new year with a spectacular light show — the first of its kind in Bermuda.
The New Year’s Festivities will feature a show by Paintscaping Inc, a California-based 3D projection mapping company, which will light the front of C...
DATE: Dec 28, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man charged with a stabbing outside a bar on Christmas Eve appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
It is alleged Jaha Mallory, 35, knifed Tio Smith with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He was also charged with carrying a knife in a public p...
DATE: Dec 28, 2019
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Five Bermudians were given awards in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.
Dennis Tucker, a career hotelier, was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the community.
The Queen’s Certificate and Badge of H...
DATE: Dec 28, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A garden waste clean-up by the public works ministry and a charity saw a massive 173 per cent increase in drop-offs, it has been revealed.
The horticultural waste effort organised by the ministry and Keep Bermuda Beautiful saw the number of truckload...
DATE: Dec 28, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters are to be kitted out with new breathing sets.
The Government asked companies to submit bids for the devices and associated parts in a request for proposal.
An RFP published online said: “The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service invites intere...
DATE: Dec 28, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two young Bermudians have come through one of the toughest weeks of their lives as they prepare for the adventure of a lifetime in a 40,000-mile race aboard a clipper.
Chanara Smith-Rookes, 20, and Matthew Stephens, 18, will both board Bermuda’s entr...
DATE: Dec 28, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An antiracism campaign group said more people recognised a need for racial justice than five years ago.
A spokeswoman for Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda said that a summer survey found that 86 per cent agreed there was a need for more work towa...
DATE: Dec 27, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man wanted in connection with a Christmas Eve stabbing outside a bar has turned himself in to police.
The 35-year-old man was knifed in the chest near Place’s Place on Hamilton’s Dundonald Street.
The injured man was said on Wednesday to be “stable...
DATE: Dec 27, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Gombey troupes turned out with their trademark drums, whistles and regalia for their traditional Boxing Day parade around the island.
The performance by Place’s Gombeys at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club delivered a unique experience for guests.
P...
DATE: Dec 27, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Problems with a Hamilton fire engine and a string of emergencies within hours of each other meant an out-of-town reserve tender was called to a blazing home in the city, it has been revealed.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, explained...
DATE: Dec 27, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter