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Extra support to boost the struggling tour boat industry is being considered by the Government, it was revealed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said the Bermuda Tour Boat Association had approached the Government for help to tackl...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Meteorologists yesterday said they were monitoring a low pressure system east of Bermuda that could develop into the first tropical system of the year.
The US-based National Hurricane Centre said a non-tropical low pressure system was expected to dev...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Covid-19 “safe key“ pilot scheme designed to allow people who have just tested clear for the coronavirus or who have been fully vaccinated to dine indoors in restaurants and take part in large events has been launched.
But 4,500 people need to com...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A bank came under fire for the perpetuation of racist mechanisms yesterday after it offered several private school bursaries for Black pupils.
Social Justice Bermuda said that it supported the principle of investment in education for Black Bermudian...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Just two new cases of Covid-19 were recorded today and the number of active cases fell to 136, the health minister announced last night.
Kim Wilson said there were still nine people in hospital, two of them in intensive care.
She added the island’s ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Some scientists journey to to the opposite side of the world to discover new forms of life – but a researcher in Bermuda found possible unknown species in his lab’s plumbing.
Leocadio Blanco-Bercial, an ecologist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sci...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of free workshops designed to improve accessibility across the island has been launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The online workshops, organised with OBMI Bermuda Accessible Solutions, were designed to help participants learn more a...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of active coronavirus cases has dropped again as three days of test results revealed 11 new infections, it was announced last night.
Health officials said the new cases were among 3,359 test results from last Thursday, Friday and Saturday....
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men were arrested yesterday after a brawl in Pembroke that involved a knife and a baseball bat.
A police spokesman said officers responded to a report of a fight involving four males on Berkeley Hill in Pembroke about 3.30pm.
The spokesman added:...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity for seniors has revamped its website to help improve access to services.
Age Concern said the redesigned ageconcern.bm was easier to use and that visitors would be able to view information and sign up for the charity’s programmes.
Callan Ba...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes