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Almost 5,000 tickets have been handed out to road users since the launch of a crackdown on driving offences, police said today.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that 341 tickets were issued as part of Operation Vega in the last two weeks alone...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A “substantially lower” building permit fee was offered to the developers of a solar farm at the airport, a home affairs ministry spokesman has confirmed.
He added that the reduced rate – understood to be $100,000 – was justified because of the site’...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island’s main coronavirus testing laboratory has caught up on a backlog of tests, the director said today.
Carika Weldon, in charge of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, said “This is the final update.
“As of 5.30pm on Jan 21, we a...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An airline has confirmed that its Bermuda routes will shift to a summer only service as the company made changes in line with “customer demand”.
JetBlue said that its flights to New York and Boston would halt in October and return in spring 2023.
A J...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The education minister has backed decisions made in his absence after schools returned on a staggered basis after teachers had to wait for coronavirus test results.
Diallo Rabain apologised to parents for the late notice that classrooms would not ope...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Pupils at a private school will move to remote learning tomorrow after a “surge” in coronavirus cases.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Institute said that deep cleaning would be carried out before the school reopened in two weeks.
She added: “This clos...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An order to extend public health emergency regulations has been published in the Government’s Official Gazette.
The Public Health (Covid-19) Emergency Order was passed in the House of Assembly on December 10, 2021.
A Government spokeswoman said: “Sim...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Travellers en route to the US will be able to get coronavirus tests at doctors’ and dental surgeries, it was revealed today.
The Bermuda Health Council said options for people to obtain fit-to-fly certificates would be expanded after an “unprecedente...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A target date for the completion of the island’s first large-scale solar farm was repeatedly changed, records have revealed.
Updates between the Government and Saturn Solar Bermuda 1, the developer of the six-megawatt plant at the airport, showed tha...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A company running everyday operations at the Finger solar farm is expected to remain on the job if a change of control is completed.
BAC Universal Electric is responsible for repairs and maintenance at the six-megawatt plant, which was developed by S...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter