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Lobsters caught in Bermuda waters will be on sale for another month in a bid to help the struggling restaurant sector.
Lynn Bardgett, co-owner of the Lobster Pot in Hamilton, said the move was a lifeline for the trade.
She added her restaurant was do...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A public confrontation over noisy “hummer” kites that blew up on a social media led to apologies last night and a call for mutual respect.
A video posted on Facebook yesterday showed a dispute between an area resident and a group of men flying tradit...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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The Caribbean, as well as Bermuda, is facing a new reality of social distancing and restrictions on movement as they battle their fears during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Dominican Republic has been hit the hardest of the 28 countries in the region wi...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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Stephen Wright
A charity devoted to women and children has been given a $40,000 boost to help families struggling from the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.
Elaine Butterfield, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, said the cash would be used to pay ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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Belco’s new multimillion dollar North Power Station has powered up.
The station went online at midnight on Tuesday after “many years of planning and construction”.
Dennis Pimentel, Belco’s president, said: “The commissioning of the North Power Statio...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police renewed an appeal to trace a missing 71-year-old yesterday.
Robert Douglas was last seen seven days ago near his home on My Lord’s Bay Lane in Hamilton Parish.
Police said finding him was a priority. Mr Douglas was said to be about 6ft 2in, of...
DATE: Mar 31, 2020
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Wedding bells have been silenced by the coronavirus crisis, a planner said yesterday.
Now wedding planners are locked in a struggle to find new dates for couples who want to tie the knot over the next few months.
Nikki Begg, of Hamilton-based Bermud...
DATE: Mar 31, 2020
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Lawrence Trott
A senior said yesterday he is on high alert in a day-to-day battle to avoid Covid-19 infection.
David DeSilva, 72, added he had a serious medical condition as well as in the age group most vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Mr DeSilva, who owns the phot...
DATE: Mar 31, 2020
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Colin Thompson
Five more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed, the Premier announced yesterday.
David Burt said that three arrived on British Airways flights and the other two were close contacts of people who had earlier been given positive test results — which b...
DATE: Mar 31, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
The Ministry of Public Works released the garbage and recycling collection schedule for April today.
Garbage and recyclables scheduled to take place on Good Friday, April 10, will be collected the following Saturday.
Recyclable collection for the wes...
DATE: Mar 31, 2020
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