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Meteorologists are watching three weather systems, any of which could become the fourth named storm of the year.
None of the systems are considered threats to the island as of yesterday afternoon.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A facility to incinerate Bermuda’s medical waste could be built in St David’s, according to a planning application.
The application by MediWaste proposes the erection of a new structure on industrially zoned land on Wallers Point Road in Southsid...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A section of Berry Hill Road in Paget will be closed to traffic temporarily on Friday morning for tree trimming.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the work would be carried out between 9am and 10am.
“The closure will be effective betw...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Lorraine Rest Home has been formally renamed the Lorraine Nursing Home as the facility celebrated its 60th anniversary.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said the facility was given a licence to provide nursing care s...
DATE: Aug 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have identified a man found dead on a Warwick Beach as 63-year-old Malcolm Stovell Jr.
A police spokesman said: “Shortly before 6pm on August 28, police responded to a report of a lifeless body washed ashore on a beach, near Astwood Walk in Wa...
DATE: Aug 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The fourth named storm of the season is expected to form this week — and could approach Bermuda next week.
As of yesterday, the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was monitoring two areas for potential storm development, includi...
DATE: Aug 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to bring a global technology conference to the island next year are still moving forward, according to Bermuda’s Privacy Commissioner.
Alexander White, the Privacy Commissioner, announced last September that the Global Privacy Assembly had sele...
DATE: Aug 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team of international researchers has turned its focus on the island’s air and water as part of a study of trace elemental gases in the atmosphere.
According to BIOS’s Currents newsletter, the project, called the Bermuda boundary layer experiment...
DATE: Aug 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Meteorologists are today watching several weather systems which could become tropical cyclones as the 2022 Hurricane Season begins to pick up.
While this year’s season has had a slow start with only three named storms to date, the season is still for...
DATE: Aug 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A local charity dedicated to helping cancer patients has extra gas in its tank, thanks to the donation of five new cars to be used to offer at-home care.
Colleen DeGrilla, executive director of Pals, said the vehicles would be invaluable for the char...
DATE: Aug 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes