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The owners of the Fairmont Southampton plan to replace tennis courts with cabanas as part of its bid to revitalise the resort.
A planning application said the hotel wanted to demolish tennis courts and offices at the South Shore property in favour of...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 31 coronavirus cases were confirmed at the weekend and the number of patients in intensive care went up one to eight.
But the number of active infections dropped from 782 to 720.
The number of people in hospital remained at 31 with one mor...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Health tonight appealed to the public to take advantage walk-in service at the Bermuda College Covid-19 vaccination centre.
The centre is offering walk-ins for anyone over the the age of 16 today until 8pm, and between 9am and 3pm on ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is considering giving the island’s Parish Councils greater autonomy.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said it had begun meeting with the councils and created a working group to help them operate “as independent en...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda recorded its 23rd Covid-19-related death yesterday – the sixth in the space of a week.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “This is distressing news, and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and friends who are now grieving the...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights to Bermuda will almost double next month with the number of scheduled flights a week soaring from 19 to 37.
The May flight schedule released yesterday by airport operators Skyport included the return of United Airlines, which will offer a dai...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cancer charity yesterday appealed for support for its biggest fundraiser of the year next month.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre said the success of the annual Relay for Life event was crucial after last year’s event raised significantly less ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental charity has used the pandemic as a chance to clean up and modernise its website.
The Keep Bermuda Beautiful project was launched by Anne Hyde, a former executive director, who said that improvements to the website, kbb.bm, were long ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an allegation of malfeasance by a mother against the Department of Child and Family Services.
The appellant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sought damages for pain and suffering caused by supervision ord...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government could ban some motorcycles as part of efforts to cut pollution, it was revealed yesterday.
A Government spokeswoman said a plan had been drawn up to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles over the next 15 years.
She said the strategy in...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes