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A small group of people gathered around a fire on the Cabinet grounds today as part of a prayer circle.
Enda Matthie, one of the organisers of the event, said that the goal was to encourage “healing and reconciliation” in Bermuda.
She added that the...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Regulators are on the look out for sites that could be developed for new solar energy projects to help the Government to reach its goal of 85 per cent renewable energy by 2035.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that while the solar ins...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Publicity over widespread theft of crops has dampened what farmers charge is an underground marketplace in stolen produce.
But the chairman of Bermuda’s Board of Agriculture still urged the community to “do their due diligence” before buying suspect ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The launch of a new drive to protect the island’s marine environment will be discussed after representatives of the British Government arrive in Bermuda this week.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said Bermuda would be the first of the Ove...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air service between Bermuda and London is set to slightly increase next month, according to Skyport.
The February schedule, released today, shows British Airways resuming Tuesday service between the island and the UK on February 8 after a four-week p...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Another two people have died from Covid-19 as the number of active cases continued to fall.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, announced the deaths last night, along with another 290 coronavirus cases identified on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
The tw...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of police officers unable to work because of Covid-19 has fallen from 48 to 16 over the last two weeks.
Chief Inspector Alex Rollin, of the community policing division said: “These numbers have had no impact on our frontline policing or ca...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A medical practice has made a $10,000 donation to the Pembroke Hamilton Club as part of a 12-year promise of support.
The donation from Bermuda Healthcare Services was the second made by the healthcare provider to help bolster the community and sport...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents across the island have raised alarms this month about unwelcome intruders on their property — centipedes.
A spokesman for Bermuda Pest Control said the company has received a surge of calls about the venomous insects — but said it was commo...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who claimed asthma prevented him from taking a police breath test has had his conviction for refusal to comply upheld.
Michael Richardson was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court after officers said he used a “stop and start” approach to the brea...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes