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An outdoor cinema scheduled for tonight by the City of Hamilton has been cancelled due to forecast of bad weather.
Fresh Air Films had no alternative date because of the Christmas season and other commitments.
Jessica Astwood, the City director of ma...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police yesterday identified a 24-year-old man who lost his life after a crash on Tuesday evening in Sandys.
Romario Simons was seriously injured after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a sports utility vehicle on Middle Road near the junctio...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A review of Bermuda’s workforce has been launched by the Department of Statistics.
The survey gives an overview of the island’s labour force as well as the economically inactive population.
Jason Hayward, the labour and economy minister, said the stu...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A business protesting that it never got a fair shot at bidding to dispose of Bermuda’s medical waste has insisted it had been handling biohazardous waste under its contract with the hospital.
But Bermuda Hospitals Board has stated that its contract w...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians are moving to Portugal in increasing numbers to take advantage of the European country’s residency options, a Portuguese lawyer said.
Judith Teodoro, a commercial lawyer dealing in succession, family law and real estate law, visited the is...
DATE: Dec 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A St David’s MP who viewed early plans for a medical waste incinerator now approved for Southside did not initially believe the project would be able to go ahead, according to opponents of the facility.
The group Concerned Citizens of St David’s stoo...
DATE: Dec 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s economy is “much worse” because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly half of residents expecting a continuing decline into next year, according to a new survey.
The grim assessment was held by 74 per cent of residents, with 47 per cent say...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Christmas cheer brightened a rainy evening at The Royal Gazette with the winners announced for the 2022 Stanley Ratteray Memorial Christmas Short Story Contest.
Bill Zuill, the head of digital, presented the awards to assembled writers young and adul...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
From quality of life to the economy and housing, Covid-19 caused chaos and anxiety throughout Bermuda – a new survey explores the top seven casualties of the long pandemic.
• Health and personal wellbeing: Covid-19 inflicted stress and took a to...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ten young people have won recognition as climate ambassadors at the island’s second annual Youth Climate Summit.
The group of alumni from the 2021 summit pitched in for a year of activities following the inaugural call to arms against climate change,...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell