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Buildings in the West End – including the historic Moresby House – could be turned into holiday rental properties.
West End Development Corporation planning applications, filed this week, proposed changes of use for Moresby House and the Star of Indi...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been asked for their views on proposed legislation designed to tackle the threat from imported animals and plants.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said the draft Invasive Alien Species Act 2021 would strengthen protection and...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The bus service could be shut down on Monday, it was revealed today.
Bus drivers warned they were prepared to strike over a dispute with the Government.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Industrial Union said the bus division had agreed to withdraw labou...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has moved in the right direction to tackle a backlog of audits of public sector organisations, the Premier has said.
David Burt admitted that there was still a large number of audits behind schedule – but that the number had fallen.
He...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two local sports clubs are set to get a financial boost thanks to the Clubhouse 25 Bar and Lounge.
The concession, located at the Ocean View Golf Course, has committed to supporting the Wolves Football Club and Flatts Victoria Cricket Club by adding ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Unvaccinated travellers will be able to spend some of their mandatory quarantine at home instead of a hotel, it was revealed last night.
David Burt, the Premier, said unvaccinated people who arrived on the island with a clear preflight PCR test would...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 96 per cent of Bermuda’s doctors recommended the Covid-19 vaccine in a major survey of the profession by the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association.
The association poll found 68 island doctors said they would recommend the Pfizer or Moderna vac...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Power firm Belco has applied for permission to lay underwater cables in Castle Harbour.
A planning application showed cables stretching from Coney Island Road, near the Coney Island Bridge and Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club field, to Stone Crusher Corner,...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism figures are moving in the right direction despite the massive damage inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said today.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA CEO, said that a global surge in Covid-19 cases had cre...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work to install new traffic lights in Hamilton continued to move forward today.
The City of Hamilton had announced new poles, lights and sensor systems in the area of Church Street, Par-la-Ville Road, Bermudiana Road and Richmond Road.
The work will ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes