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Gale and storm force gusts are forecast for tomorrow as a swirl of low pressure builds in the Atlantic to the north west of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Weather Service predicted strong west-southwesterly winds with gale force gusts would buffet the island b...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cutback in flights by a major airline serving Bermuda was today branded “a devastating blow” for the island’s tourism industry.
JetBlue, which runs daily flights to the island throughout the year from New York JFK Airport, announced it was cutting ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A two-day lag for coronavirus test results from the island’s main laboratory is expected to continue, the scientist in charge warned yesterday.
Carika Weldon said that positive cases for the virus at the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory h...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A leading airline yesterday delivered a fresh blow to Bermuda after it said it would end its year-round service from New York.
JetBlue, which had flown to Bermuda from NYC 12 months a year, said it would downgrade Bermuda to a “summer seasonal market...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed to 1,604 — the second highest level recorded since the pandemic hit the island almost two years ago.
There were 689 positive cases from 7,125 tests carried out from last Tuesday to Thursday.
Tuesday’...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman walked free from court after a Supreme Court judge ruled that two convictions for possession of cannabis with intent to supply were unsafe.
Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams said the same magistrate should not have presided over the two case...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No arrests for drink driving were made at the island’s roadside breath test checkpoints over the Christmas holiday.
The checkpoints, which earlier reported no arrests up to Christmas Eve, went the rest of the way to their final night on Boxing Day wi...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The appointment of a new Commissioner of Police has likely already been made, sources said yesterday.
One familiar with the recruitment process said an announcement could come soon if a Bermudian has been picked to take over as the head of the servic...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Phone software may have cut cases of Covid-19 by as much as 20 per cent during the island’s worst outbreak, the company that created the programme has said.
WeHealth, a US-based firm, said that the app, now being used by about 25 per cent of resident...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A scientist sounded the alarm four times last week that the coronavirus test system was about to be overwhelmed by the latest outbreak — but was ignored by Government officials.
Carika Weldon, the director of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Lab...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell