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A tourism health and safety programme that went on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic has been restarted.
Officials from the Caribbean Public Health Agency helped 80 people in tourism and transportation related work to get trained over the course of t...
DATE: Aug 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The remnants of what is believed to be centuries-old town dubbed “the first capital of Bermuda” by archaeologists is slowly coming to light after more than 400 years.
The site on Smith’s Island in St George’s Harbour has been painstakingly unearthed...
DATE: Jul 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A US actor has uncovered her ancestral link to a rebellious figure of New World history from the 1609 shipwreck that led to the settlement of Bermuda.
Allison Janney, from the acclaimed TV drama The West Wing, came to Bermuda courtesy of the US s...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have arrested a 36-year-old man in the ongoing investigation of the double murder at the Robin Hood Pub.
The suspect was detained on Friday on suspicion of two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A ferry schedule has been issued for the Cup Match holiday tomorrow and Friday.
The Blue Route is to run on its weekday schedule between Hamilton and Dockyard, while the Orange Route operates on the weekday schedule between Dockyard and St George’s o...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An environmental charity has called on the public to keep watch for a high-tech device that broke off drifting fishing equipment that washed ashore at the West End.
Part of a floating “fish aggregation device” or FAD, used to catch tuna and other ope...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance does not have “the luxury” of giving up despite holding only a handful of seats in Parliament, the new Deputy Leader of the Opposition has said.
Jarion Richardson, whose election to the four-year term was announced by the OBA...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Switching Bermuda to green energy will cost hundreds of millions, the Belco president has warned – but he pledged that consumers will not be hit by higher rates.
Wayne Caines also promised health and safety officers would deal with the impact of soot...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An ongoing dig by Belco will result in a stretch of Palmetto Road being closed along with part of a junction with Parson’s Road. The closure will last until September 2.
Trenching from 7am to 6pm, including Sundays, will be in effect from Old Militar...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Backers of renewable energy hope the cost savings from wind-generated electricity will attract support for bringing an offshore wind farm to the island.
The environmental charity Greenrock highlighted potential savings of $17 million a year at a foru...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell