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The Progressive Labour Party’s annual general conference will be held online this year – and the public are invited to watch the opening night.
The event – scheduled to begin at 6pm today – will feature performances by several local artists includi...
DATE: Jan 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Power firm Belco yesterday braced itself for high winds and rough weather expected to hit the island on Thursday.
Dennis Pimentel, the company president, said: “In anticipation of potential hurricane force winds we have activated our crisis managemen...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New Covid-19 regulations for people headed to the UK are now in effect, the London office of the Government said last night.
A spokeswoman added passengers from Bermuda required to isolate for ten days after arrival.
The new policies also mean passen...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of active Covid-19 cases dropped to the lowest level since November, the health ministry revealed last night.
No new Covid-19 cases were recorded yesterday, and the number of active cases fell to 34 after 12 people recovered. That was the...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance has called for more support for Bermuda’s farmers and fishermen and for funding for school repairs or renewable energy schemes which would make Bermuda more self-sufficient and create jobs.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opp...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An early forecast has predicted another busy hurricane season this year after a record-breaking 2020.
Colorado State University said in its first extended outlook of the next hurricane season that there was a 25 per cent chance of an extremely activ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Major immigration changes are needed to stop the island from “falling off the fiscal cliff”, the Labour and Immigration Minister said today.
Jason Hayward warned that the island had to use immigration to create economic growth in the face of an agei...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposal to revise plans for a new resort to improve beach access with an extra funicular and create new attractions has been put forward for planning approval.
The most significant change in the plans involved access to the beach at the bottom of ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A warning on possible hurricane force winds has been issued by weathermen.
The Bermuda Weather Service predicted cold and windy conditions were expected to continue through most of this week, with the possibility of hurricane-force gusts on Thursday ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Grants worth more than $150,000 were given out to six community clubs and organisations, it was announced today.
Among the recipients were the Pembroke Hamilton Club, Jiketsu Martial Arts, PayAKid, the Western Stars Sports Club, St David’s Cricket Cl...
DATE: Jan 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes