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Royal Caribbean has cancelled plans to homeport its Vision of the Seas ship in Bermuda for seven-night cruises to the Bahamas.
But Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it was hoped that the cruise company would be able to resume normal schedu...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A total of four new coronavirus cases were detected yesterday – but the number of active cases has dropped to less than 100.
The new cases were among 1,212 test results that came back to heath officials since the last update.
There are 85 active case...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Tropical Storm Watch was yesterday issued as meteorologists continue to monitor a low pressure system off Bermuda.
The system, which could potentially develop into a tropical or subtropical storm – was about 650 miles east-northeast of the island a...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A plan to test Bermuda beeswax as a potential satellite fuel is just a part of a major effort to build the island’s space economy, a Government minister said today.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the Government was working on a memo...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An antiracism charity today called for more consideration and consultation on racial matters after controversy broke out over a bank’s bursary programme designed to help Black children attend private schools.
A spokeswoman for Citizens Uprooting Raci...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police say a men who went missing yesterday afternoon has been found.
A police spokeswoman said Ricky Raynor, 56, had been last seen at about 4pm in the area of Wadson’s Farm in Southampton.
The police thanked the public for their assistance in loc...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Viking lines’ cruise ship Orion will drop anchor tomorrow to complete quarantine before it homeports in Bermuda.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said today the ship will remain in the Great Sound for six days so the 460 crew members can compl...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
No new Covid-19 cases were found for the second time in less than a week yesterday as the number of active cases edged closer to 100.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said that 1,267 test results had been received since last night’s update, and none ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Extra support to boost the struggling tour boat industry is being considered by the Government, it was revealed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said the Bermuda Tour Boat Association had approached the Government for help to tackl...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Meteorologists yesterday said they were monitoring a low pressure system east of Bermuda that could develop into the first tropical system of the year.
The US-based National Hurricane Centre said a non-tropical low pressure system was expected to dev...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes