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Proposed improvements for the Bermudiana Beach Resort in Warwick have sparked an objection from an environmental charity.
A letter of objection from the Bermuda Audubon Society raised a number of concerns about the project, particularly new buildings...
DATE: Apr 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Jamaican conservationist will take centre stage at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute this weekend as part of an ongoing conversation series about marine protection.
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie, the CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust, is s...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters helped motorists – including two police officers – involved in separate collisions in St David’s yesterday morning.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said that at 11.15am officers responded to a report of a single-vehic...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Ukrainian scrapped vacations plans to help those who fled to Poland in the wake of the Russian invasion
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s environmental charities will band together on Friday to celebrate Earth Day – and have urged the public to do their part for the environment.
Greenrock, Keep Bermuda Beautiful, the Bermuda National Trust and other groups said they will rele...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An oil tanker made an emergency detour to the island yesterday after a crew member fell ill.
According to an incident report, Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a notification from Meyers that M/V Dali, a Cayman-registered tanker, had a crew...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Vision Bermuda has launched a fundraising drive to prepare the charity to ready its renovated headquarters to reopen.
The charity, formerly known as the Bermuda Society for the Blind, said major work on Beacon House is expected to be completed by the...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Red Cross will launch a new initiative to help mitigate the growing threat of climate change.
A spokeswoman for the charity said it intends to provide education and community outreach on the subject of climate change resilience, taking ad...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lab worker with the Department of Health was declared the winner of the Public Health Professional Award for her work in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sakina Usher, a clinical laboratory supervisor, was credited for working behind the scenes ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
After a difficult struggle, Mahogany Bean said she was honoured to become the newest member of the Bermuda Bar.
Ms Bean, a Berkeley Institute graduate, told the Supreme Court at her Call to the Bar on Thursday: “I’m blessed and grateful to have final...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes