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The hard work of local organisations fighting against child abuse and sexual assault was today hailed by the Women of the One Bermuda Alliance.
Nicky Gurret, chair of the OBA Women's Caucus, praised the dedication of frontline organisations including...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 20-year-old woman was in the intensive care unit today after a serious traffic collision in Smith’s yesterday afternoon.
A police spokesman said that at about 6.35pm yesterday officers responded to reports of a collision between a truck and a motor...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The developers behind the St Regis hotel project have asked for retroactive approval for several changes to the hotel's design weeks before it is set to open.
An application, submitted to the Development Applications Board this week on behalf of dev...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Efforts to improve the East End’s water and waste water infrastructure continue to move forward.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, has said the $5 million project would be a template for an island-wide water and waste water m...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education has pushed back scholarship deadlines after the Bermuda Scholarship website encountered technical problems.
While the deadline was scheduled to be today, the Ministry announced that the deadline would be moved to Friday.
Dia...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An online film festival that allowed the public to watch this year’s Academy Award winners from the comfort of their own homes has been extended with new online screenings.
The Crime Stoppers Bermuda Film Weekend will now offer virtual screenings of ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s unions will mark the 40th anniversary of the 1981 general strike next month as the fight for a living wage continues.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, told the Hamilton Rotary Club that the strike happened as ho...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The restaurant industry today appealed to the public to do their part to boost the sector.
The Chamber of Commerce has launched a Save Our Restaurants campaign designed to prevent a flood of closures of restaurants – which have seen revenues plunge b...
DATE: Apr 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tour boat operator has appealed to the Government to back the industry after the loss of thousands of dollars of bookings for high-profile yacht race SailGP because of Covid-19 restrictions.
The operator – who asked not to be identified – said the ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of active Covid-19 infections has dropped, despite another 20 cases logged.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said that the new cases were among 1,315 test results that came back to health officials today.
Four came in from overseas – a non...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes