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Hurricane Earl has passed the island as a Category 2 hurricane, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect, and tropical storm-force winds are expected to continue this morning, along with dangerous seas with...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service is looking into complaints about the sale of unusable phones on the island.
A spokeswoman said that the buyers discovered after purchase that the phones cannot be activated with local carriers.
She added: “We are appealing ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Join The Royal Gazette for live coverage of Hurricane Earl. We will be live all night.
DATE: Sep 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three terrified young people caught in a fierce rip tide while swimming off the South Shore were pulled to safety by a visitor yesterday in a dramatic rescue.
Patrick Fishel, from San Diego, California, said he dove into the water after he saw a woma...
DATE: Sep 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public services, government offices and public transportation are expected to keep running today as Hurricane Earl swings past Bermuda as a major storm at midnight.
But Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, warned the island could expect...
DATE: Sep 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A customs officer has been arrested and a quantity of suspected cocaine seized after a raid on a Hamilton Parish home yesterday.
A police spokesman said the Bermuda Police Service Drugs Unit seized the suspected drugs along with cash worth more than ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police made 39 arrests over the Labour Day weekend, including two people for possession of knives.
Martin Weekes, the acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, said in one incident officers received a report of a person with a knife at a Front Street est...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Berkeley Institute last night celebrated its 125th anniversary in green and gold days before it welcomes its first signature learning programme students.
Keisha Douglas, the Berkeley principal, said 132 SLP students are set to start classes on Mo...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has said it is working with a community group to develop a plan for the future of Hamilton’s historic Wantley.
The house on Princess Street, which played a key role in the formation of the Berkeley Institute, is derelict and was schedu...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposal to build a facility in St David’s to incinerate medical waste has been given the green light by the Department of Planning.
The application by MediWaste proposed the erection of a new structure on industrially zoned land on Wallers Point R...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes