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Liz Truss has been named the next British Prime Minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in a leadership vote for the Tory party.
Ms Truss, who had served as the Foreign Secretary, will replace Boris Johnson when she is sworn in at a ceremony at Balmoral...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sea monsters, monks, big cats and ornate castles emerged on Horseshoe Bay on Saturday as part of the 2022 Bermuda Sandcastle Competition.
Hannah Emmerson, organiser of the annual event, said conditions were perfect for the competition with 36 teams g...
DATE: Sep 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Earl is considered a potential threat to the island, the Bermuda Weather Service has warned.
As of this morning, the storm was 787 miles south of Bermuda at 6am today, however the storm is expected to travel north in the coming days, g...
DATE: Sep 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Efforts to open a new restaurant on St George’s historic King’s Square came one step closer to fruition yesterday with a roof-wetting ceremony.
While Marico Thomas, the restaurateur behind FoodHub, had previously clashed with the Government over the ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first hurricane of the 2022 season has formed in the Atlantic, but is not considered to be a threat to the island.
The US-based National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration confirmed this afternoon that Tropical Storm Danielle, located about 885 m...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior British lawyer has been assigned as the judge for the criminal case against Ewart Brown, the former premier.
Puisne Judge Shade Subair-Williams told the Supreme Court that Martin Forde, QC, had been appointed to hear the case.
Mr Forde was p...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The fourth tropical storm of the year is expected to form in the North Atlantic later today, but is not considered a threat to the island.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that Tropical Storm Danielle is expected to s...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Meteorologists are watching three weather systems, any of which could become the fourth named storm of the year.
None of the systems are considered threats to the island as of yesterday afternoon.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A facility to incinerate Bermuda’s medical waste could be built in St David’s, according to a planning application.
The application by MediWaste proposes the erection of a new structure on industrially zoned land on Wallers Point Road in Southsid...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A section of Berry Hill Road in Paget will be closed to traffic temporarily on Friday morning for tree trimming.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the work would be carried out between 9am and 10am.
“The closure will be effective betw...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes