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A forecast of rain and increasing wind has resulted in the cancellation of Harbour Nights this evening.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce announced its decision this afternoon.
A chamber spokeswoman said that the Bermuda Weather Service issued a small ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
About a third of residents feel forced to buy less food and almost a fifth are choosing less healthy options owing to rising prices, says a new survey
DATE: Jun 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity dedicated to helping the island’s older people said many of its members wanted greater price control regulations in the face of creeping cost-of-living increases.
Age Concern Bermuda highlighted that its financial hardship support totalled ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A working relationship between gaming regulators in Bermuda and the Turks and Caicos Islands is expected to be formalised in a memorandum of understanding.
Jean Major, the Bermuda Gaming Commission chief executive, said that the island’s MOUs also me...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A government spokeswoman said today that the Hamilton Health Centre was closed for maintenance.
She added: “However, their services are available at the Warwick Health Centre, St George’s Health Centre and the Urgent Care Centre in St David’s.
“All l...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Changes to the Travel Authorisation process for passengers of three cruise lines were announced by the Minister of Health yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that those travellers no longer needed to upload negative coronavirus test results and instead had th...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Leaders in health have urged residents not to quit measures introduced to help protect against Covid-19.
Wesley Miller, the Bermuda Hospitals Board Chief of Staff, and Ayoola Oyinloye, the island’s Chief Medical Officer, highlighted yesterday the imp...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Inquiries by police and the fire service continued yesterday into an explosion that claimed the lives of two people a month ago.
Oscar and Jove Mascarinas were killed by the blast that gutted an apartment block at Hilltop Court in Southampton.
Police...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Approval has been given to change control at the Finger solar farm beside the airport.
The Regulatory Authority said that its consent to the transfer will mean that FB Solar LLC — owned by the Bermuda Infrastructure Fund — will become the “indirect p...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An elderly man was tricked out of $65,000 worth of cash and gift cards in a scheme that lasted more than a year, police said.
Residents were warned about a scam where people are told they are prize draw winners but must keep the windfall secret.
A Be...
DATE: Jun 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter