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A Bill to give a 262-year lease to the developers and managers of the former St George’s Club property is expected to be among the matters up for debate when the House of Assembly reconvenes today.
The St George’s Club Act 2020, which, if passed, wil...
DATE: Nov 27, 2020
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Penalties for the killing of protected species may be increased in the wake of The Royal Gazette’s report last week on the killing of parrotfish, it was announced today.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said he was outraged to learn of the k...
DATE: Nov 23, 2020
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Environment
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News Staff
Royal Caribbean International is to start cruises to Bermuda from Florida in 2022, the cruise ship operator has revealed.
Sailings from Port Canaveral on the Mariner of the Seas will include a two-day stop at King’s Wharf at Royal Naval Dockyard.
Th...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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News
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Roads reopened shortly before 11am after traffic disruption caused by a two-vehicle crash, police said.
A Bermuda Police Service spokeswoman said that the incident happened on North Shore Road near Studio Lane and the Bethel AME Church.
She warned ea...
DATE: Nov 17, 2020
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News
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News Staff
A visitor has tested positive for the coronavirus on their day eight test - which brought the number of active cases on the island to 25.
The news yesterday came as a second global pharmaceutical company, Moderna, reported that an experimental Covid...
DATE: Nov 17, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
Three sailors arrived in New York this morning after being rescued from a yacht that ran into rough weather off Bermuda.
The crew on board the 42-foot yacht Esmerelda decided to abandon the vessel in heavy seas and high winds and were plucked off ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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News
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News Staff
Workforce training programmes to help the unemployed return to the job market will be available as early as next week, the Minister of Labour announced today.
Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly that the programmes would offer training for secto...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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News
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News Staff
The island’s population was 63,908 last year – a drop of just ten on the figure for 2018, the latest Registry General figures have revealed.
The figures also showed that women outnumbered men by 2,398 at the end of last year.
Walter Roban, the home a...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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News
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News Staff
An artist will launch her latest book at the opening of a showcase of her work this evening.
Nicky Gurret’s exhibition – Floral and Earth Art – will run at the Bermuda Society of Art gallery until December 9.
The opening event will take place from 5...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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News
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News Staff
A Bermudian company has been awarded a $2.9 million contract to install solar panels on the roofs of four Government buildings.
The panels are expected to save the taxpayer $500,000 a year in energy costs.
David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, a...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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News
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News Staff