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The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) regrets to inform the public that visiting camp groups cannot be accommodated this summer, for public health reasons.
Indoor and outdoor spaces at BAMZ make it very hard for large groups to maintain the req...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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A sign to mark Mary Prince Emancipation Park was unveiled in honour of the enslaved Bermudian who gained her freedom and became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, said that publ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, located in the Botanical Gardens, was closed late this morning until further notice due to a continued water shortage.
This issue is being addressed and DENR apologises to their customers for any i...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who saved her wheelchair-bound brother-in-law from a blazing house has won the Hero of the Year from the Kiwanis Club of St George’s.
Latoya Brown-Hayward pulled Omar Hayward -a Paralympian — from their home after she...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ombudsman has logged an increased number of complaints about the island’s prison system.
The office dealt with 263 complaints last year, with 55 of them to do with the Department of Corrections — almost five times more than any other body.
The Be...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Expatriate hotel workers said yesterday they were “heartbroken” to leave the island after more than a decade as they sold off household items.
Staff at the Fairmont Southampton said up to 150 expatriate workers had started to pack their bags as layof...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed early today because of a water shortage.
The office, located in the Botanical Gardens, shut at 4pm today.
A spokesman for the Department said: “DENR is scheduled to reopen as normal tomorrow ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Cup Match holiday ferry schedule was today released by the Department of Marine & Ports.
The service on Thursday and Friday will be:
Blue Route: Operating on the Saturday and Sunday Covid-19 schedule between Hamilton and Dockyard.
Orange Route: ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A supermarket chain is to continue to offer discounts three days a week until the end of next month.
Zach Moniz, the manager at the Lindo’s Group of Companies, said the discount days would shift this week to take into account the Cup Match holiday.
M...
DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People caught dumping trash at the island’s parks, docks and bus stops will find themselves in court, the Government warned today.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said anyone found illegally dumping waste would face prosecution.
The spok...
DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes