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A man yesterday appealed to trash dumpers to stop leaving waste on protected land after his pet dog was seriously injured by broken glass.
Jonathan Northcott said his Dutch Shepherd, Gypsy, needed emergency surgery on a deep cut to a paw suffered at ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Supreme Court judge is to issue a ruling next month on whether the Commissioner of Police can challenge an order to reinstate an officer fired for gross misconduct.
The Public Service Commission ruled last August that Police Constable Oswin Pereira...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Transport will be lobbied to bring electrically boosted bicycles under the same regulations as motorcycles, according to the Bermuda Road Safety Council.
Dennis Lister III, chairman of the RSC, repeated calls for the increasingly pop...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government called off 38 bus routes this afternoon.
The string of cancellations began with the No. 4 service from Hamilton to Spanish Point at 4pm, to the No. 1 bus from Grotto Bay to Hamilton at 6.40pm.
Cancellations doubled on January 13 with t...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government’s Budget deficit is expected to be an “unsustainable” $295 million for the current financial year after the Covid-19 pandemic slashed revenues and sent spending soaring.
As a result, Government is considering removing funding for “lower p...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hotel business recovery hinges on how the Covid-19 pandemic can be contained, the Bermuda Hotel Association has said.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive of the BHA, added that hoteliers were “optimistic that we will start to see a gradual increase in ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Covid passports” could soon become a reality, the Government’s expert on the coronavirus has warned.
Carika Weldon, the head of the island’s coronavirus test programme, predicted at a Bermuda Tourism Authority webinar that a test and vaccination pas...
DATE: Jan 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
HSBC’s branch on Church Street in Hamilton is to reopen to the public today.
The branch will be open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm.
UPDATE: This article has been updated to correct the closing time.
DATE: Jan 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is seeking a new head of communications.
Rosemary Jones said she was stepping down from the job for the private sector.
The BTA is advertising for a new director of communications and strategy, with duties including the ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 5,000 residents have registered for the coronavirus vaccine, the health minister revealed last night.
Kim Wilson made the announcement as it was reported that three more people had tested positive for Covid-19 but the number of active cases...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell