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Mandatory terms in the island’s residential building code have driven up expense “without tangible benefit”, an electrical industry group has charged.
The group has planned a town hall meeting for today at 6.30pm at Francis Patton School in Hamilton ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two police officers have come down with Covid-19, it was revealed tonight.
A police spokesman said one of the officers tested positive after returning from overseas and the other may have contracted the coronavirus on the island.
He added: “Both offi...
DATE: Aug 17, 2020
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News Staff
Bermuda could be set for thunderstorms — and finally some tank rain — as the remnants of a former tropical storm approach the island.
Tropical storm Josephine, the tenth named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, was downgraded to a tropical de...
DATE: Aug 16, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Supplying Bermuda with imported bananas for the first time in months was not without risk, farmer and entrepreneur Roland “Junior” Hill said yesterday.
Mr Hill said he took a “big chance — there was a lot of money on the line”.
But he added: “It paid...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A drive for a memorial to a pioneer black footballer whose career was stonewalled by racism has surpassed its goal this week with the help of Bermudian player Clyde Best.
Jack Leslie, a friend of Mr Best’s, would have been the first black footballer ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A large range of hand sanitisers has been recalled after it was found to have microbe contamination as well as methanol, a highly toxic chemical.
Bermuda’s Department of Consumer Affairs sent out the alert yesterday on 135 contaminated hand sanitiser...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A small business has used its 3D printing technology to make custom-fit face masks to help in the battle against Covid-19.
Janos Lengyel, a director and part-owner at the firm, said that ordinary “one size fits all” face masks could become uncomforta...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman has celebrated her 107th birthday and been awarded the unofficial title of the oldest person in Bermuda.
Winnifred Childs, known as Winnie, was treated to an outdoor party by family and staff at Westmeath Residential and Nursing Home on Monda...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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A New York technology firm is poised to move its top management to the island on the basis of “aggressive selling” online of Bermuda’s success in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, David Burt revealed last night.
The Premier said Bermuda had wo...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Firefighters kitted out in protective suits dealt with a hazardous materials spill at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital yesterday.
Acting Sergeant Ivan Dyer said that crews responded to a call about a spillage of formalin, a toxic water solution of f...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter