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Bermuda could be set for thunderstorms — and finally some tank rain — as the remnants of a former tropical storm approach the island.
Tropical storm Josephine, the tenth named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, was downgraded to a tropical de...
DATE: Aug 16, 2020
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A drive for a memorial to a pioneer black footballer whose career was stonewalled by racism has surpassed its goal this week with the help of Bermudian player Clyde Best.
Jack Leslie, a friend of Mr Best’s, would have been the first black footballer ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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The 2020 hurricane season went up a notch yesterday with two tropical storms, Josephine and Kyle, churning through the West Atlantic.
Neither storm was rated a threat to the island by the Bermuda Weather Service, with Kyle headed for the North Atlant...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
A large range of hand sanitisers has been recalled after it was found to have microbe contamination as well as methanol, a highly toxic chemical.
Bermuda’s Department of Consumer Affairs sent out the alert yesterday on 135 contaminated hand sanitiser...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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No new cases of Covid-19 were found on the island yesterday after 561 test results came back clear for the coronavirus.
The island’s total confirmed cases of the illness remained at 159, with five active cases under public health monitoring and none ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
Tropical Storm Josephine may bring a blessing — some needed tank rain if it approaches the island next week.
Renée Ming, the national security minister, said last night that the Emergency Measures Organisation and the Bermuda Weather Service were mon...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Weather
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Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party is scheduled to unveil its candidate for the by-election in Smith’s West next week, the Premier said last night.
David Burt made the announcement after he was asked why the PLP had not yet announced a candidate for the se...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
A future government may renew investigations into longstanding allegations of political corruption shelved after the Progressive Labour Party regained power in 2017, a former attorney-general said this week.
Trevor Moniz, speaking on Monday, a week a...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda got a welcome break from a long banana drought after the first shipment since January hit the shelves yesterday.
Residents have been limited to locally grown stock since invasive pests halted imports early in the year. Mealybugs, a type of sc...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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Travellers in need of biometric scans for visas to Britain must travel overseas as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Government House advised last night.
The service, which had been available in Bermuda, is at present available only at British visa ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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