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Two Bermudians last night described receiving New Year’s Honours as “humbling“ and ”astonishing“.
Owen Ellsworth Simons was honoured with a Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour for services to music education on the island.
Erica Smith, the execut...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lack of cash may slow efforts to repair Bermuda’s roads, a government backbencher has warned.
Christopher Famous said in an opinion piece published in The Royal Gazette today, that the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic would continue into 20...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An Australian cryptocurrency executive extradited from Bermuda has had his trial in America delayed to give him more time to prepare.
Gregory Dwyer agreed to be extradited to the US in September to face alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Daily flights to Miami are set to return next week, according to the latest flight schedule from Skyport.
According to the schedule, the American Airlines service between Bermuda and Miami is set to begin on January 4, with the flight arriving in Ber...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Researchers in the US have warned that the 2022 hurricane season could continue the trend of busier-than-average periods.
Climate scientists at Colorado State University predicted there could be 15 to 18 named storms, including nine to 11 hurricanes....
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A contractor has been awarded more than $85,000 after the Supreme Court ruled the firm was underpaid for work on a string of projects by a developer.
BS&R Group, a carpentry firm, launched legal action against Westport Architecture in 2015 after it c...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A large pile of trash dumped outside the Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy facility over the holiday weekend has angered members of the public.
The waste was removed from the area by yesterday morning, but on social media several people highlighted the pile ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A report intended to improve government communications about the bus service is set to go before the House of Assembly.
Victoria Pearman, the Ombudsman for Bermuda, announced this afternoon that she had delivered a report on the subject to the Speake...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air Canada is to halt flights to the island next month because of the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
An Air Canada spokesman said the airline would suspend services between Toronto and Bermuda from January 9.
The spokesman said: “Air Canada continue...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A report on the status of Bermuda’s criminal injuries compensation system is set to be put before the House of Assembly at its next session.
It comes after reports that the was “severely backlogged”, resulting in victims of violent crime waiting year...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes