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Police have warned motorcycle and bicycle riders not to do “wheelies” in traffic after a raft of complaints
DATE: Feb 24, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A German tall ship docked on Front Street has turned heads this week.
The Alexander Von Humboldt II, a tall ship used for sail training, arrived in Bermuda on Wednesday after it set out from the Dominican Republic earlier this month.
The ship — nickn...
DATE: Feb 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Immigration plans to phase out hard-copy paper certificates, letters and work permit documents as part of an effort to automate the island’s immigration system.
A paperless immigration system is being developed, the labour minister ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Island artists will be celebrated this weekend at the Bermuda Arts Council’s annual awards ceremony.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said that six Bermudians would be honoured for their contributions to the arts and culture...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first of Bermuda’s new electric bus fleet have arrived on the island.
The 30 buses, built by the Golden Dragon Bus Company in China, are expected to be on the roads in the next four to six weeks.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, said in...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The amount of fuel imported to Bermuda fell by almost 50 per cent in 2020 as the island dealt with the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the 2021 Environmental Statistics Compendium, released on Friday, 96.5 million kilograms of fuel ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds gathered at Shelly Bay Field on Saturday night for a sunset vigil to pay tribute to a father and former prison officer.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said that while he was saddened by the death of Daemon Bell, the ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Public Works is on the look out for a firm to examine the condition of the Swing Bridge in St George’s.
According to a Request for Proposal issued on February 4, the Ministry wants to engage an engineering firm to conduct a “detailed ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than $20,000 was raised for charity on Saturday in the 53rd annual Gas-O-Rama event organised by the Hamilton Lions Club.
A spokesman for the club said they had been able to sell 4,000 raffle tickets in addition to other donations.
He said: “It...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this afternoon after a crash in Pembroke.
A police spokeswoman said officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision involving a car on Curving Avenue at about 1.30pm.
She said: ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes