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Jayson Hayward, the Minister of Labour, has accused electricity provider Belco of negligence for failing to tackle soot fallouts from its plant.
Mr Hayward, the MP for Pembroke Central, said last night he was concerned for the safety and wellbeing of...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposed funicular at the Bermudiana Beach Resort will not pose a threat to cliff stability, according to an architect involved in the project.
While the Bermuda National Trust and the Bermuda Audubon Society both raised concerns about the project,...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has called on event organisers have a plan to ensure guests can return safely as the summer season ramps up.
A spokesman for the body said transportation plans that include pre-arranged minibuses, taxis or ferried have...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Road works to advance the solar farm at LF Wade International Airport will impact traffic on Kindley Field Road from next week.
The Ministry of Public Works said that Saturn Solar Development, the developer behind the solar farm, will reopen an exist...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians feel that their “human rights and constitutional rights are being trampled upon” by “onerous” quarantine rules.
And greater debate is needed over Government’s Covid-19 regulations in order to safeguard the rights of Bermudians, according t...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An independent senator today joined calls to save a historic building earmarked for demolition.
Michelle Simmons, vice president of the Senate, said Wantley, located on Princess Street, was a window into the island’s collective past and should be pre...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Jurors involved in a murder trial are all to be questioned about their deliberations in the case, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.
Cleveland Rogers and Katrina Burgess were both jailed for the murder of Marcus Gibbings, who was fatally stabbed in...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaigners against the closure of a primary school said they would fight to the end to prevent the historic institution as they staged a car rally on the weekend.
About 100 people gathered at the field at West End Primary School in Sandys, many wear...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Additional pension withdrawals for people who have faced financial hardship because of the Covid-19 crisis were approved by MPs on Friday.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Amendment A...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tribunal established to hear objections to the Bermuda Plan 2018 said changes must be made to address concerns about arbitrary decisions.
The Bermuda Plan 2018, which details planning policies and zoning across the island, was tabled in the House o...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes