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More food must be grown on the island to combat problems with international supply chains, the home affairs minister said.
Walter Roban’s warning came after it was confirmed that a shipment of bananas was destroyed in April because it was riddled wit...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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A combination of history, culture and sport will shape a series of online and broadcast events to celebrate the Cup Match holiday — including the first Mary Prince Day.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, said yesterday that C...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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A heartbroken mother pleaded with the public yesterday to reveal information about what happened to her son on the eighth anniversary of his disappearance.
Madeline Rampersad made the emotional appeal so that her family can find peace after 41-year-o...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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A passenger on a flight from the US was yesterday found to have the coronavirus, the Government said this afternoon.
The case — which came in on the Delta flight from Atlanta on Tuesday — was among 220 test results that came back to the Ministry of H...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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Dancing without a mask on at a dinner in a restaurant was a “mistake”, the former tourism minister admitted today.
Zane DeSilva said he had to “pay the price” for his actions and apologised to David Burt, the Premier, as well as residents.
He told th...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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An awards ceremony will take place tomorrow to honour young people who stepped out of their comfort zones for the challenge of a life on the ocean wave.
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation, which runs the Spirit of Bermuda sail training sloop, will highligh...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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A van has been donated to a cancer support charity to help its team get to people in need of care. Fuel supplier Rubis Energy Bermuda presented Pals with a Renault Kangoo so its clinical services staff have more transport options.
Colleen English De ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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Older people were supported through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the generosity of donors and collaborative working, the executive director of Age Concern Bermuda said yesterday.
Claudette Fleming explained that an outpouring...
DATE: Jul 01, 2020
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A group set up to help non-profit organisations cope with the Covid-19 pandemic handed out more than $1.5 million in donations over just two months, its close-out report has shown.
The Third Sector Co-ordinated Crisis Response Effort thanked people a...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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A garbage collector was hurt after an unemptied spray paint can exploded over a three-man crew.
A Ministry of Public Works spokesman said that the aerosol can exploded when the bag it was in was put in the government trash truck’s waste compactor and...
DATE: Jun 25, 2020
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