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Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, on Friday called for continued diligence to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 despite the end of the island’s public health emergency.
Speaking to the House of Assembly, Ms Wilson thanked the many who had co...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government will create a new board to lead the island’s Workforce Development Plan, the House of Assembly heard.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour and Economy, told MPs that the new Workforce Development Advisory Board would “carry out the cr...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man appeared in the Supreme Court this morning to deny the murder of the footballer Osagi Bascome.
Raheem Wray, 25, from Devonshire, pleaded not guilty to a charge that he murdered Mr Bascome in St George’s on December 18 last year.
Puisne Judge Sh...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental groups have called on the Minister of Home Affairs to overturn a decision to allow development on Devonshire Marsh.
Island Construction was given the green light by the Development Applications Board in August to erect three two-storey ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents in St David’s have called on the Government to halt the development of a proposed medical waste facility in Southside and order an independent environmental impact assessment.
Terlena Murphy, a spokeswoman for the pressure group Concerned C...
DATE: Dec 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 2022 hurricane season will end today with Bermuda having escaped any major impacts — despite a few close calls.
Over the course of the season, the Atlantic recorded 14 named storms, including eight hurricanes and two major hurricanes, reaching at...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police engaged with more than 1,100 motorists during the latest series of road sobriety checkpoints, but only one rider was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.
A police spokesman said that between November 24 and November 27, police stopped 1,...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Traffic on the Swing Bridge in St George’s will be reduced to one lane temporarily so that the condition of the bridge can be evaluated.
A notice from the Ministry of Public Works stated that a condition assessment and load rating would be carried ou...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Warwick hotel could soon add a new restaurant, according to a recent planning application.
The application, submitted by cTx Design Group on behalf of Clearwater Development Ltd, proposes an extension of the pool deck at the Azura Hotel, with a res...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
High winds overnight on Friday knocked out power for almost 2,000 homes this morning, according to Belco, but electricity was restored by Saturday afternoon.
As of 3.30pm, only seven customers were still without power. Belco crews had worked to resto...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes