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A warning not to speed to beat the curfew deadline was issued by police yesterday.
Police warned the public should plan ahead so they do not have to race home.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Na’imah Astwood said only one breach of curfew arr...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have warned the public over fake social media reports about thieves handing out face masks with “anaesthetic properties”.
A police spokesman said the message claimed people should beware of people who claimed to be “government workers” distrib...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new species of ray has settled in island waters, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday.
Mark Outerbridge, a senior biodiversity officer at the department, said in the latest Envirotalk newsletter it appeared that a popu...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to expand the concession at Horseshoe Bay with new stores and restaurants have been submitted to planners.
Horseshoe Bay Live has proposed extensive renovations to the existing facilities at the western side of the Southampton beach to create a...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to ensure that the tribunal responsible for hearing human rights complaints was independent was backed today by the Human Rights Commission.
Lisa Reed, the executive officer of the HRC, said the organisation welcomed the change which woul...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of teachers has started the school year with new multimedia skills after they completed a workshop organised by the National Museum of Bermuda.
The museum teamed up with StoryCenter, a US-based non-profit organisation, to run a six-week digit...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Information on Covid-19 cases behind bars will not be released after several Westgate inmates missed court appearances because they were in quarantine, the Government said yesterday.
The news came after the Supreme Court heard on Tuesday that two def...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Young people are to be brought together in an effort to combat climate change.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute has organised its first Youth Climate Summit, scheduled to take place online between November 22 and 27.
The BUEI said it was ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drive-in dining event organised by the City of Hamilton has been postponed because of a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Jessica Astwood, the city’s director of marketing and communications, said: “While we are extremely disappointed, the health of the com...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new post of head of cultural heritage will help boost the island’s appreciation of its past, a Bermuda National Trust spokeswoman said yesterday.
She was speaking as it was announced that Charlotte Andrews, the former executive director of the St G...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes