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An island research organisation has teamed up with a US university to study the role of the ocean in climate change.
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has joined forces with Arizona State University’s Global Futures Laboratory to carry out the ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was taken to hospital yesterday after her car collided with a fence.
The 38-year-old driver was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, but her injuries were said to be “not life-threatening” by police.
The incident happened about 1pm...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new restaurant and bars could be built on the site of a Somerset landmark.
A planning application by property owner Sandys Holding Company said the firm wanted to partly demolish the former Somerset Country Squire – which shut its doors last year –...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The mystery death of hundreds of bees has raised fears about the health of the species.
Sara Zakszewska, from Pembroke, said she spotted dead bees as she walked along Southlands Beach in Warwick on Thursday.
Ms Zakszewska added: “It was like every fe...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An application to put an extra storey on a proposed apartment block next to the landmark Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton has been rejected by planners.
The Development Applications Board refused the application at a meeting on October 13 on the recomm...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who broke into an art gallery and stole cash when he was under a court supervision order has been sentenced to time served.
Junius Caines, 52, admitted that he stole $40 in bills and $20 in dollar coins from the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman found guilty of drug offences has appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn her convictions on the ground that her trial was delayed for too long.
Rebecca Wallington, 45, from Southampton, was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court of possession ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The AXA End-to-End will take to Bermuda’s roads today, rain or shine.
Organisers this afternoon urged participants to keep an eye on the weather forecast before setting out.
The Bermuda Weather Service has forecast rainy conditions throughout tomorro...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 33-year-old mother who almost died of Covid-19 appealed yesterday for young people to put safety first and “really think about” vaccination.
Derrika Johnson said: “This Covid is real. I thought my life was over.
“I wasn’t going to get the vaccine ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An international ratings agency was wrong in its assessment that the island “lagged” behind in the creation of ways to tackle climate change, the home affairs minister insisted today.
Walter Roban said he disagreed with the Kroll Bond Rating Agency r...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes