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An artists’ forum at the weekend will cover topics from the teaching of Bermuda culture to the island’s cultural policy.
The event will also include talks on the Bermuda Arts Council and cultural expression.
Invited guests from arts and creative comm...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A second victim of an explosion that gutted a Southampton apartment building earlier this month has died in hospital.
Jove Mascarinas, 50, the wife of 49-year-old Oscar Mascarinas, was critically injured in the blast that destroyed their apartment an...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s restaurants urgently require young new staff as a shortage of servers confronts an industry battered by Covid-19 and anxious to welcome back customers.
Karl Massam, head of the restaurants division for the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, ackno...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An off-duty policeman who intervened when a gunman entered Divots Bar & Grill this week has been praised
DATE: May 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s nurses were applauded for showing “the highest level of strength and courage” as health professionals emerge from the ordeal of pandemic.
Walter Roban, the acting health minister, today told a gathering for International Nurses Day: “Your w...
DATE: May 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Another coronavirus-related death has been announced by health officials yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities from the Covid-19 pandemic to 135.
But the island’s active cases have dropped by more than 50 in the past week, brin...
DATE: May 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A US Navy cargo vessel that stopped in Bermuda waters over the weekend is among the ships kept by the US on its ready reserve fleet.
Little detail was available from Bermuda Maritime Operations on the ship, moored at King’s Wharf in Dockyard, because...
DATE: May 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Sailing fever is now in full swing at the West End ahead of the opening races of SailGP this weekend.
Behind the scenes at Cross Island, headquarters of the Bermuda Grand Prix, the sailing teams and their technical support are immersed in preparation...
DATE: May 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Carnival, one of the major cruise lines serving Bermuda, shows no bookings online for Bermuda in May or July of 2023, with two industry sources telling The Royal Gazette that the travel authorisation procedure was hurting business.
Both spoke anonymo...
DATE: May 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new app will take users on a guided tour of the island’s sailing heritage as Bermuda prepares for the international boating race SailGP.
The race organisers partnered with the Bermuda Tourism Authority for May as heritage month, with the races sche...
DATE: May 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell