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A US travel website has warned tourists without a Covid-19 vaccination to avoid Bermuda because of its strict health precautions.
Melanie Lieberman of The Points Guy – a website focused on the use of air miles – said that other destinations had opene...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Meteorologists were last night monitoring what was expected to become the sixth named storm of the year – but the system is not considered a threat to Bermuda.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said tropical cyclone 6 was e...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who caused a traffic collision that seriously injured a mother and son has had his period of disqualification slashed by the Supreme Court.
Dwayne Creary was banned from driving all vehicles for five years for the 2018 crash which cost the moth...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government last night continued to urge the public to consider Covid-19 vaccinations as the number of active cases of the virus in the latest outbreak continued to rise.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “What the past has shown is whenev...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Changes to Bermuda’s immigration policy to open the door for long-term residents to become permanent residents have been backed by the Bermuda Employer’s Council.
While Keith Jensen, the BEC president, said that while “the devil is in the details”, g...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Cabinet minister is overseas receiving medical treatment, a government spokeswoman confirmed this evening.
Rumours have been spreading on social media about the issue but the spokeswoman added: “There are rumours circulating that are untrue. At thi...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after he crashed into a road sign late on Saturday night.
A police spokesman said that officers responded to reports of a serious single-vehicle traffic collision on Crow Lane in Pembroke shortly before 11...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Taxi Owner’s Association was thrown into disarray after its president abruptly resigned after losing a series of motions.
On Friday night, the association held its annual meeting at St Paul Anglican Church Hall in Paget – the first since ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton has launched a renovation effort to bolster a Front Street event space.
Patrick Cooper, City Engineer, said the Corporation hopes to reopen the former No. 6 Shed for the Christmas season with a host of improvements to make it a b...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An island flying fox rests in the Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo’s Australasia exhibit. Native to the Indo-Pacific, the bats feed primarily on fruit, although they also enjoy flowers and nectar. (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes