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Services will be interrupted at Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street on Thursday afternoon.
The Department of Health team will be off site between noon and 4.30pm, receiving training to combat the rise in obesity and diabetes.
Offices will remai...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Health
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News Staff
Hurricane Jose, meandering over the Atlantic Ocean, nonetheless remains a potential threat to Bermuda.
At noon, the storm’s closest point was expected to be 329 nautical miles to the south-southwest of Bermuda at 8pm today.
According to the Bermuda W...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Other
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News Staff
Sports minister Zane DeSilva has passed on his congratulations to triathletes Tyler Butterfield and Karen Smith following their performances at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Butterfield finished seventh overall and Sm...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
The psychological effects of Hurricane Irma on residents in the Caribbean were discussed at an emergency meeting of Caricom.
David Burt, the Premier, participated in the videoconference on Saturday for the first time, alongside Cabinet Secretary Derr...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Monthly pension payments this week will be paid early due to the threat from Hurricane Jose.
Benefits paid via direct deposit will be available today, at HSBC at noon, and at BNTB at 9am. Pension cheques will be delivered by mail tomorrow.
The Depar...
DATE: Sep 11, 2017
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Other
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News Staff
David Burt’s town hall meeting to discuss the Throne Speech has been postponed until Monday next week.
The event will now take place at Berkeley Institute, from 7.30pm, when the Premier will be joined by ministerial colleagues to make a presentation ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
The Bermuda Land Development Company helped out at Clearwater Middle School as part of the public school Work Rallies cleanup effort.
CEO Francis Mussenden said in a statement: “This is a wonderful way to bring our community together for a worthy cau...
DATE: Sep 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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News Staff
Hurricane José remains a potential threat to Bermuda this afternoon after moving within 500 nautical miles south of the island.
The storm’s closest point in the next 72 hours is expected to be 358 nautical miles to the south-southwest of Bermuda at 1...
DATE: Sep 11, 2017
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Bermuda’s Emergency Measure’s Organisation continues to closely monitor Hurricane Jose, according the Minister of National Security.
Wayne Caines, who is also the chairman of the EMO, said the organisation had been closely monitoring the storm — as ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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News Staff
Hurricane José rose to Category 4 this morning, but the Bermuda Weather Service said it was still not a threat to the island “at this time”.
The storm’s closest point of approach in the next 72 hours was expected to be 505 nautical miles to the islan...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Other
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News Staff