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Rainbows have appeared over Hamilton in the run-up to Bermuda’s first gay Pride parade.
Front Street fixtures including Butterfield Bank and Flanagan’s Irish Pub have used rainbow colours to mark the parade, which takes place on August 31.
Chris Garl...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are to launch a fresh blitz on drink-drivers with a series of roadside breath-test checkpoints at the end of the month.
A notice published in the Official Gazette yesterday said checkpoints would be set up between Friday, August 30 and Monday,...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Acting Minister of Health, the Hon. Neville Tyrrell, JP, MP has reiterated the Ministry of Health’s call for the public to review the proposals under the Bermuda Health Plan 2020.
Calling the public input “essential” Minister Tyrrell today urged...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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James King, a former surgeon and political candidate who played key roles at some of the island’s top businesses, has died. Dr King was 80.
Dr King spent the 1990s and 2000s as chairman of several boards, including Bermuda College, the Bermuda Teleph...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A former premier who appointed the Bermuda Independence Commission in 2005 has asked young people to turn out for tomorrow night’s special forum on the topic.
Alex Scott, who served as premier from 2003 to 2006, said: “The political times here and in...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A blueprint for the funding of major projects to boost job numbers and the economy should be a priority, an economist claimed yesterday.
Robert Stubbs said a “chronic weakness” in how major work was funded was a key reason for stunted growth in the B...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Visitors to Harbour Nights will be able to enjoy beer and wine on the Pier 6 lawn today.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce announced that an “outdoor beer and wine experience” will be introduced to the event series with the assistance of the Island Re...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sailors have welcomed a crackdown on people who own more moorings than boats.
The enforcement of the “one boat, one mooring” rule by the Government aims to tackle the problem of people making a profit from extra spots.
A spokesman for the Ministry of...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 63-year-old driver escaped serious injury when her car hit a wall in Hamilton Parish on Tuesday night.
Emergency crews were called to the single vehicle crash on North Shore Road near East Point Lane at about 8.45pm.
A police spokesman said the wom...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Three officers represented Bermuda’s police this month at the 2019 World Police & Fire Games in Chengdu, China
Pc Jeana Jones ran in the 5km cross country event, while Pc Kyle Godfrey competed in three track and field events: the 100 metres, 400 metr...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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Jonathan Bell