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US Customs and Border Control transitioned to the new airport terminal yesterday with new technology on board.
Cletus William, Port Director at CBP Bermuda, said the new terminal includes Simplified Arrival – a touchless international arrival process...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
· Almost $400 million invested in the Bermuda economy
· Almost 400 Bermuda businesses, including vendors and suppliers, contracted for the project
· 885 Bermudians employed as part of the project during the construction phase
· 1.6 million constructi...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Smiles and cheers replaced “anxiety, questions” and controversy yesterday when Delta flight 615 taxied through water cannon blasts and became the first aircraft to officially attach itself to a jetway at the new passenger terminal at LF Wade Internat...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The new airport terminal promises a more convenient and colourful experience for travellers when it opens its doors this morning.
The Royal Gazette took part in a guided tour of the brand new terminal just a day before the first commercial fligh...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The new $250 million terminal at the airport will welcome its first travellers this morning after more than two years of construction.
Airport operations moved to the new building this morning before the first flight of the day – a Delta flight from ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager who robbed a service station with a fake gun was yesterday jailed for more than seven years.
OJ Campbell, 17, was sentenced to five years in jail for the use of an imitation firearm plus two-and-a-half years behind bars for robbery.
The s...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Money collected through the travel authorisation scheme has been transferred to the Government, it was revealed in the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, told MPs during the Motion to Adjourn last Friday that about $1.7 million in funds rais...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People who attended a funeral last Saturday have been advised to quarantine.
The request came as the health ministry reported that ten positive cases of coronavirus were received yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said this afternoo...
DATE: Dec 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pupils and staff at an East End middle school have been told to quarantine for two weeks in the wake of potential Covid-19 exposure, it was revealed last night.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said that, based on advice from the Chief Medic...
DATE: Dec 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pupils from the Bermuda School of Music brought some Christmas cheer to Hamilton yesterday with a performance outside City Hall.
A spokeswoman for the school said the pupils usually performed at the cancelled Bermuda National Trust Walkabout and want...
DATE: Dec 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes