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Paving work is set to take place in Hamilton Parish between August and November, with traffic in the area to be affected.
The Ministry of Public Works said in a notice that paving work would take place on Fractious Street, Wilkinson Avenue and Harrin...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton intends to expand its sewage treatment facility as part of a project to cut back on the release of solid waste into the island’s waters.
According to a planning application, the corporation hopes to build a new wastewater treatme...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
There are plans to revitalise and reopen a West End clinic that was shuttered five years ago.
According to a recent planning application, the Government intends to expand the former Somerset Health Centre at the Mangrove Bay Post Office - a Grade 3 l...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Regulatory Authority has blamed “critical deficiencies” at Belco for an island-wide 2020 blackout in a highly redacted report.
The report found that the main causes of the outage were the failure of an unnamed system and that certain circuit ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Clyde Best Lane in Somerset will be temporarily closed to traffic this evening for a special event to celebrate the completion of a mural wall celebrating the football great.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that the road will be clo...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Extreme high tides recorded in recent years could become the standard in Bermuda within 20 years, according to a new climate report.
The first half of a two-part report by Mark Guishard and researchers at the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Water suppliers warned residents to check their tanks and conserve as continuing dry weather spurs demand — with orders likely to peak around the upcoming Cup Match holiday.
Requests for water deliveries surged “tremendously” over the past month, acc...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
By the time today’s ten-year-olds are in their 50s, Bermuda will be experiencing rising sea levels, bigger and more frequent hurricanes and warmer waters if climate change trends continue.
Climate Change and Bermuda Part 1: The Science and Physic...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government celebrated dozens of students who have been awarded scholarships to help to further their education as the September school year approaches.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said he was proud to see the amount given to student...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has recorded another Covid-19 death, but the number of people admitted to hospital has fallen sharply.
The Ministry of Health said last night that it had identified 266 new Covid-19 cases in the past week. There were also 338 recoveries, caus...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes