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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
More than 100 people yesterday took part in a second car rally protesting against the Government’s Covid-19 regulations.
Cars and bikes gathered outside Bernard Park for the start of the rally, which was significantly smaller than the first protes...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government intends to launch a “Covid safe key” programme to open up opportunities for those who have been vaccinated or recently tested negative for Covid-19.
A Government spokeswoman confirmed tonight that a pilot programme had been launched, and t...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s not polluted, it is stable and it burns well – and it turns out that Bermuda beeswax could be the perfect fuel for satellites.
Scientists with MIT’s Space Enabled research group have been given a batch of the beeswax after being approached by th...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The potential side effects of a minimum wage must be considered before action is taken, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
Cordell Riley, the chairman of the Wage Commission, announced last week that the Commission had identified three options for...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work to create a second Covid-safe courtroom is expected to be completed by the end of next month, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
A spokesman for the Ministry said that Magistrates’ Court 4 – which had been used to hold Supreme Court hear...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo has partially reopened more than a month after the pandemic forced it to shut its doors.
The attraction, which closed to guests on March 29 in the wake of a spike of Covid-19 cases, began to welcome visitors into...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes