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The importation and sale of gas-powered vehicles could be banned by 2035 as part of a push towards the electrification of vehicles on the island.
Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, announced during the Throne Speech yesterday that the Government wil...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government will launch a review of the island’s fire service to determine its fitness for its role.
The Throne Speech, delivered yesterday by Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, said the Government would approach His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Con...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party’s Black Tie Gala is set to return this month for the first time since 2019.
A party spokeswoman said the event will include remarks by David Burt and other party members, along with performances by local entertainers incl...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three people have been arrested after a joint police and customs operation seized cannabis worth $5m.
A police spokesman said that under “Operation Minotaur” warrants were executed at a number of locations in Pembroke and St George’s on October 24 af...
DATE: Nov 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Home Affairs does not intend to reverse planning approval for a medical waste incinerator to be built in St David’s.
While the plan sparked an outcry among concerned St David’s residents at a heated meeting this week, a spokesman for ...
DATE: Nov 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A businessman said his life was threatened at a stormy public meeting held in St David’s over a medical waste facility planned for Southside.
Donte Hunt, chief executive of MediWaste, said he had declined to take action but reported the matter to pol...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
As temperatures start to drop in New England, Boston residents were offered a taste of sunny Bermuda as part of a promotion organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The BTA promotion featured a Lost Yet Found “glass truck” which offered those who ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Developers at Tucker’s Point have been warned that further planning breaches will be dealt with “severely” after a swath of nature reserve was cleared to create an ocean view.
According to planning documents, RWTP Golf Ltd sought approval for a conse...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Restroom facilities on Darrell’s Island could be revamped, according to a new planning application.
The application, submitted by Bermuda Home Renovations on behalf of the Ministry of Public Works, proposed the installation of a ramp to improve acces...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tropical storm has formed to the east-northeast of Bermuda but is not expected to hit the island.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that Tropical Storm Martin, which formed earlier today, was about 630 miles awa...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes