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The Bermuda Under-17 women’s football team prepared to flee Nicaragua last night after riots broke out in the streets of the capital Managua.
The evacuation came after the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championships in the country were cancelled in the w...
DATE: Apr 23, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bahamas-flagged cruise ship is due to drop off a “critically ill” passenger this evening.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesman said the Norwegian Jade was expected to arrive off the East End at 7pm to disembark the 73-year-old man.
A me...
DATE: Apr 23, 2018
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The Ministry of Public Works said today that repair works are under way to fix a water main break in the Devonshire area.
The affected areas include, Middle Road, Devonshire, parts of South Shore, Devonshire, the Flatts Area and the Government Quarry...
DATE: Apr 23, 2018
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The consular section of the US Consulate will close for routine services from May 4 because of construction work on the grounds.
Services affected include visas, waivers, passports and registration of births.
Normal service is expected to start agai...
DATE: Apr 23, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
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DATE: Apr 22, 2018
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Dockyard will “go dark” tomorrow night to help raise awareness about the environment.
All unnecessary lights in the Royal Naval Dockyard will be turned off for an Earth Hour event.
The event will feature a “Pre Earth Day Expo” with face painting, glo...
DATE: Apr 21, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new holiday to Bermuda has been designed to boost social-media presence and make other people jealous.
The Vacation Envy package said on its website the vacation “encourages wanderlusters to satisfy their travel itch and brag about it shamelessly”....
DATE: Apr 21, 2018
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The Fairmont Southampton will ban plastic straws from this weekend in a bid to help protect the ocean from pollution.
Guests at the resort who still prefer to drink with a straw will be given eco-friendly, 100 per cent compostable straws instead fro...
DATE: Apr 21, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
More than 700 people have signed up for an annual Earth Day cleanup this weekend organised by charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful.
KBB called on more people to volunteer to work on 34 separate locations across the island on Sunday.
About 400 of the volunt...
DATE: Apr 21, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government House plans to ditch single-use plastics for events and in its day-to-day operations.
John Rankin, the Governor, said Government House would also encourage its suppliers to take steps to cut back on the use of disposable plastics.
He said:...
DATE: Apr 21, 2018
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