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Tropical Storm Arthur has weakened, but its remnants are expected to pass over the island later this week.
As of noon the US-based National Hurricane Centre said the system, the first tropical storm of the year, has become a post-tropical cyclone
The...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ten-apartment building in the central parishes has been approved despite environmental concerns.
The application by developer Gilbert Lopes proposed the erection of a two-storey building on land between Middle Road and the Railway Trail near the Lo...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Several businesses in the Town of St George have reopened on a limited basis, but warned their future was uncertain.
The historic town, which lost a lot of businesses after regular cruise ship visits ended a decade ago, suffered another major blow fr...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A weather system brewing near Florida could become a preseason tropical storm, meteorologists have warned.
The US-based National Hurricane Centre reported that the low pressure trough over the Straits of Florida was expected to strengthen in the next...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity dedicated to support for the blind is concerned its clients will be left behind as cash is poured into the fight against Covid-19.
Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation professional with Vision Bermuda, said the charity’s government grant h...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Measures to protect the island’s courts from Covid-19 will continue as long as the island remains in the first phase of a return to normal life, the Supreme Court Registrar said today.
Alexandra Wheatley said that coronavirus policies imposed on May...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 26-year-old man was remanded in custody today after he denied exposing himself in public.
The homeless man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Magistrates’ Court heard the charges related to an al...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda may be closed to visitors, but the Bermuda Tourism Authority has already begun to highlight the island as a post-Covid destination.
A BTA spokeswoman said the body has already worked with lifestyle and travel magazines, newspapers and televis...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Layoffs and pay cuts caused in the novel coronavirus pandemic have hit people on lower incomes hardest, a survey has found.
A poll by Total Research Associates said that 26 per cent of working residents had been laid off.
A total of 38 per cent told ...
DATE: May 16, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s health providers will next month update how they classify medical problems to help provide better coverage.
The Bermuda Health Council announced this morning it would shift its medical diagnostic coding system from ICD-9 to ICD-10, which it...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes