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A drive to create business opportunities should be launched by the Government, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition and shadow finance minister, said that support was vital, particularly for the young becau...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The new Royal Bermuda Regiment Coastguard is to recruit five more soldiers, it was revealed today.
Renee Ming, the national security minister, said the new full-time positions would be backed by an increased number of part-time soldiers to ensure tha...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s travel health status was today moved from level 4 to level 3 by the US Centres for Disease Control.
A spokeswoman for the US Consulate said: “The Covid-19 risk in Bermuda remains moderate – however the CDC currently recommends avoiding non-...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Bermuda Regiment today paid a visit to new recruits on their first field exercise.
Governor Rena Lalgie visited about 50 new soldiers as they got to grips with life on manoeuvres at Hog Bay Park in Sandys.
Ms Lalg...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Teachers went back to school as part of a two-day professional development workshop designed to boost skills.
The teaching staff alternated between the front of class and playing pupils in an exercise designed to improve instructional methods.
The wo...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Two people were injured this weekend when engine parts from a Boeing 747 operated by Bermudian-based Longtail Aviation fell off and crashed into a Dutch town.
The incident happened after one of the 747’s four engines caught fire just after take-off ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A total of 15 people were caught in breach of the midnight curfew over the weekend, police said yesterday.
The news sparked a warning from Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes that the regulations would continue to be enforced.
He added tha...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermuda charity will soon be able to accept online donations after a $2,500 grant from Clarien Bank.
Grainne Richmond, the treasurer of Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia Bermuda said the cash from Clarien would help the charity revamp its website – ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is to relaunch a grant scheme for businesses as it gears up for the return of tourists in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Glenn Jones, the BTA interim CEO and chief experience development officer, said: “Following...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The cost of collecting taxes on income would be enormous and would require a “swelling” of the civil service, a former Minister of Finance has warned.
In an opinion piece in today’s Royal Gazette, Bob Richards also said the burden of such taxes,...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff