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Tropical Storm Alex may have had little impact on Bermuda, but it presented challenges for some boats near the island this week.
At about 8.19pm on Sunday, the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received an alert from a 36ft sailboat, Faule Haut.
The...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Post Office has joined in celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a commemorative stamp series.
The Platinum Jubilee, marking the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, was formally celebrated in Bermuda, Britain and across the Commonw...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitted setting fire to two cars in a misguided attempt to exact revenge on his estranged wife was given a suspended prison sentence.
Justice Iris pleaded guilty to causing wilful damage in the 2019 incident, which caused more than $6,000 ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More blood donors are needed to keep pace with the growing need for transfusions, the Bermuda Hospitals Board warned yesterday.
Eyitayo Fakunle, consultant haematologist for the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said there were nearly 2,000 blood transfusions...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Additional charging stations are being planned for the island’s growing electric bus fleet.
A planning application has been submitted for an extra 28 charging stations and related infrastructure for the Department of Public Transport garage on Pa...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A friendly society has been ordered to pay the Government’s legal costs for its unsuccessful action to secure the ability to offer vehicle insurance.
The Bentley Friendly Society had argued that the Government had wrongly ordered the Transport Contro...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A representative of the Pan American Health Organisation met with officials on the island this week to discuss health challenges facing Bermuda.
Ian Stein, PAHO’s representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, left the island yesterday af...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has upheld a decision to refer a dispute between dock-workers and management over the termination of the son of a union leader to a tribunal.
Stevedoring Services had called for a judicial review of labour minister Jason Hayward’s d...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute has celebrated the anniversary of its Community and Intellectual Disability Team with a special event at Warwick Parish council Field.
The Fête of Exceptionalities, on Saturday, brought together those with intellec...
DATE: Jun 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Schools will be closed and government services restricted today as Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the year, passes the island.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the closest point of approach to Bermuda is forecast to be 100 miles to the...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan