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The Bermuda Taxi Owner’s Association was thrown into disarray after its president abruptly resigned after losing a series of motions.
On Friday night, the association held its annual meeting at St Paul Anglican Church Hall in Paget – the first since ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton has launched a renovation effort to bolster a Front Street event space.
Patrick Cooper, City Engineer, said the Corporation hopes to reopen the former No. 6 Shed for the Christmas season with a host of improvements to make it a b...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An island flying fox rests in the Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo’s Australasia exhibit. Native to the Indo-Pacific, the bats feed primarily on fruit, although they also enjoy flowers and nectar. (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has called on motorists to not drink and drive so they can “arrive alive”.
A BRSC spokesman said: “The summer months always bring about a festive mood. Often linked to that is an increase in the consumption of alcoholi...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A busy hurricane season is still on the cards, despite a lack of storms near Bermuda so far this summer.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week in a mid-season update there remains a 65 per cent chance of an abov...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to demolish a historic building linked to National Hero Mary Prince have been modified after a series of objections.
The former Watlington House – used by Ocean View Golf Course as a warehouse – was set for demolition as part of plans to build ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has shut down rumours of a Covid-19 lockdown spread through a viral e-mail.
A Government spokeswoman branded the rumour “malicious nonsense” and added that there was no truth to the rumour “which seems to be spreading via a fake Govern...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to add four storeys of residential units to a Front Street building have been refused by the Development Applications Board over traffic concerns.
William Frith Ltd had proposed an expansion of the Frith Building, located at 57 Front Street, to...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton has promised to invest in major upgrades to its wastewater system to keep waste out of the ocean and further prevent “greaseballs” on South Shore.
Patrick Cooper, City Engineer, said the municipality will purchase and install two...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian jewellery store worker has become a fully certified Rolex Watchmaker after completing his final exams in Switzerland.
Phillip Anderson II was accepted into the Rolex Watch Technical Programme in 2018 through a partnership with Rolex Baham...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes