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An office building on Burnaby Street could have its top floors turned into a luxury apartment, according to a recent planning application.
The application proposes a change of use for the top three floors of 26 Burnaby Street – the Green Shutters bui...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More schools are set to reopen tomorrow after another day of Covid-19 tests – but the senior schools and several middle schools will stay closed.
Tinee Furbert, the acting education minister, said: “We continue to make notable progress with school op...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 500 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed which pushed the number of active infections past 900, the Ministry of Health said.
But there are just two people in hospital, neither of them in intensive care.
A spokeswoman said that the mini...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education’s headquarters has been criticised for a delayed response to a request for information about a settlement with a former Commissioner of Education.
According to a decision by Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner,...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work on a wall repair and trenching are expected to continue to affect road users this month, the Government said.
The Ministry of Public Works said Harbour Road, near Lover’s Lane, would be one-way during rush hours because of repairs to a wall.
Har...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The global surge of Omicron cases has sparked a shortage of antigen tests overseas, but Bermuda has not been affected.
Stricter regulations aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 in the UK, combined with the holiday season has caused a run on testin...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda welcomed its first baby of 2022 on Sunday afternoon.
While the Bermuda Hospitals Board said there was not a New Year’s Day baby this year, a girl was born at the hospital shortly after 4pm on Sunday.
A BHB spokeswoman said baby Zara weighed 8...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 54-year-old man has been airlifted to Boston for treatment to head and back injuries after a serious collision in the West End.
A police spokesman said they are still looking for witnesses to the two-vehicle collision, which left two men in hospita...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has introduced antigen testing at the airport after travellers were left scrambling to obtain last minute pre-departure Covid-19 tests after failing to receive their results.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said that a signifi...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner said it felt “surreal and special” to be made a Dame in the latest New Year’s Honours.
Flora Duffy, OBE, said she was surprised to be told that she would be recognised as Dame Commander of the British Empire ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes