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An antiracism charity today called for more consideration and consultation on racial matters after controversy broke out over a bank’s bursary programme designed to help Black children attend private schools.
A spokeswoman for Citizens Uprooting Raci...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police say a men who went missing yesterday afternoon has been found.
A police spokeswoman said Ricky Raynor, 56, had been last seen at about 4pm in the area of Wadson’s Farm in Southampton.
The police thanked the public for their assistance in loc...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Viking lines’ cruise ship Orion will drop anchor tomorrow to complete quarantine before it homeports in Bermuda.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said today the ship will remain in the Great Sound for six days so the 460 crew members can compl...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
No new Covid-19 cases were found for the second time in less than a week yesterday as the number of active cases edged closer to 100.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said that 1,267 test results had been received since last night’s update, and none ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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