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The AXA End-to-End will take to Bermuda’s roads today, rain or shine.
Organisers this afternoon urged participants to keep an eye on the weather forecast before setting out.
The Bermuda Weather Service has forecast rainy conditions throughout tomorro...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American healthcare worker said he was delighted to be on the island after he endured mountainous waves on a solo voyage in a tiny boat from New York.
Anthony Lisske, 49, told The Royal Gazette yesterday that he had picked a good weather window fo...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaigners who tried to save a historic house condemned to the wrecking ball despite its pivotal role in the formation of the Berkeley Institute are to continue their fight.
Duncan Simons of Wantley Matters, a pressure group set up to save Wantley, ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A swimmer put himself in harm’s way after he swam behind a ferry going astern last Sunday.
The Maritime Operations Centre said: “The ferry Georgia reported to Bermuda Radio that a swimmer had attempted to cross astern of the ferry as it was moving as...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Covid-19 guidelines for sport have been changed to allow antigen testing rather than saliva testing, the Government said today.
A spokeswoman for the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport said Stage 3, of the return to play guidelines, which came into...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Olympic triathlon hero will be welcomed back to Bermuda with a motorcade next week – and the public has been invited to come out and applaud.
The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said the island’s first Olympic gold medal winner would b...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government today warned the public about a fake e-mail that asked people to “validate” their Covid-19 status.
A spokeswoman said the e-mail – which was being spread on social media – was designed to appear as if it came from the Ministry of Healt...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 43-year-old woman was rushed to hospital with head injuries yesterday after a motorbike crash.
A police spokesman said it was thought the woman rode over a newly installed speed bump and lost control of the bike.
The spokesman said: “She was throw...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flora Duffy, Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner, is set to return to the island next week, and the public have been asked to create video messages to welcome her back.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said: “We want the ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries today after a motorcycle crash.
A police spokesman said it was thought the 43-year-old rode over a newly installed speed bump and lost control of her bike.
The spokesman said: “She was thrown ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes