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The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has thanked Bermuda for its donation of 9,000 Covid-19 vaccines, delivered to the Caribbean nation by private jet this week.
Keith Rowley voiced his gratitude to the Government and the people of Bermuda for ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three people were dealt fines in Magistrates’ Court this morning after they admitted breaching Covid-19 curfews.
The court heard Lauriena Rose, 38, was stopped on by police as she rode a motorcycle along Crow Lane at 12.35am on January 10.
The Paget ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of flights to and from Bermuda is to increase by more than 20 per cent next month after the return of services to Miami and Philadelphia.
The June flight schedule, released today by airport operators Skyport, showed a surge in the number o...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The staff of the US Consulate paid tribute to the late George Floyd yesterday morning with a period of silence.
The US Consulate wrote on Twitter: “For 9 minutes and 29 seconds, we stand in silence to reflect on the death of George Floyd.
“One year ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A virtual career fair to highlight maritime careers is to be held next month.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute event, on June 8, will give middle and secondary school pupils and college students a chance to learn more about a range of car...
DATE: May 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A section of a main commuter road will be reduced to a single lane for two months for repairs to a wall.
The Ministry of Public Works said that work on Harbour Road, Paget, near Lovers Lane, will start on June 7 and continue until August 6.
Work will...
DATE: May 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A claim that the Ministry of Finance owed a sanitation firm more than $900,000 for clean-up work at Morgan’s Point has been thrown out by a judge.
Hunt’s Sanitation Services, run by Nelson Hunt, claimed it was owned $908,766 for remediation and clean...
DATE: May 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St Regis Bermuda resort in St George’s has welcomed its first guests after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the weekend.
David Burt, the Premier, said the opening of the luxury hotel on Saturday was “another major step forward in the start of the tou...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bad smells have forced efforts to market a disused resort to be put on hold, MPs heard on Friday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that the decision to halt the bid to get the former 9 Beaches r...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Subtropical Storm Ana – the first named storm of the year – is expected to move past Bermuda today.
The Bermuda Weather Service said at 6am that a Tropical Storm Watch is in force but the system is expected to remain more than 180 miles from the isla...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes