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Buses were back on the roads last night after industrial action by staff meant the service ground to a halt.
The unannounced walkout by Department of Transportation supervisors started yesterday morning and , left many passengers stranded.
But a tran...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An Opposition senator is facing renewed pressure to resign after publicly supporting former US President Donald Trump.
Senator Marcus Jones claimed he was a “staunch” supporter of Mr Trump in a Facebook post last month, adding that he would pray for ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Six pupils at an international school have been appointed acting prefects.
Azari Kelly, Matthew Mitchell, Zyrah Trott, Matthew Forrester, Keziah Smith and Jordan Smith all study at the Chatmore British International school in Smith’s.
The six, aged b...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A nurse who had both doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine said yesterday that side-effects were a sign that the body’s immune system had worked.
Dunae Richards also appealed to Black people to sign up for the jab and insisted that there was “a level ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas will make 19 trips to Bermuda over next year’s cruise ship season.
The ship will make 15 voyages from Cape Liberty in New Jersey between May and October and spend two days berthed at King’s Wharf in Dockyard.
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DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Parliamentary watchdog held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee met days before the House of Assembly is scheduled to return next Friday after its Christmas break.
Newly-appointed members of the PAC held t...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Corporation of Hamilton has lined up a series of cultural events and activities to bring life to the city this year.
The food festival Taste of Bermuda will be back after it proved a huge success last year.
The city will also be the venue for dri...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former Cabinet Minister Jamahl Simmons has stood down from the chairmanship of a government quango.
Mr Simmons became chairman of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation last August, replacing Neville Grant, who was demoted to deputy chairman.
B...
DATE: Feb 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian nurse who has watched Covid-19 patients die in the UK yesterday appealed to the Bermudian public to get the vaccine.
Angela Whayman, 32, said that the vaccine was “the only way to make progress in halting this destructive virus”.
Ms Whaym...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An Oscar-winning film star who spent several months treading the boards in Bermuda has died.
Christopher Plummer was 91.
Mr Plummer gained worldwide fame after starring in The Sound of Music opposite Julie Andrews in 1965.
But before Hollywood fame, ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan