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A charity will this month launch a fundraising drive to help impoverished children in Africa get an education.
The Bermuda Overseas Mission has organised a month-long virtual tag February designed to support families in the Mulanje district of Malawi...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment has been arrested by police.
A police spokesman confirmed that Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley was arrested and bailed in connection with an incident “for which it is anticipated he will soon ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Immigration changes proposed by the One Bermuda Alliance in 2016 would have boosted the island’s economy, a former senator has claimed.
But Dwayne Robinson, an OBA senator from 2018-20, said his party’s Pathways to Status immigration legislation was...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights between Bermuda and Canada will be grounded until at least the end of April, it was announced yesterday.
Air Canada and WestJet decided to halt flights to Mexico and the Caribbean region until April 30 in an effort to prevent the spread of mo...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A single new case of Covid-19 was identified today, the health ministry said tonight.
The case was among 300 test results that came back to health officials today.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said the new case was classified as an on-island transm...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda began to return to normal this morning after storm-force winds and hurricane force gusts battered the island last night.
All Government schools reopened this morning except Paget Primary which was without electricity.
Private schools are als...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A popular Canadian television show has been given an island flavour by Bermudian actor Daren Herbert.
Mr Herbert – who appeared in last year’s season finale of the award-winning show Kim’s Convenience – returned to the programme this month as it lau...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Leader of the Opposition tonight denied that the One Bermuda Alliance supported the introduction of income tax.
Cole Simons said that claims by David Burt, the Premier, that the idea had bipartisan support was false.
He added: “I flatly refute Da...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Major changes to Bermuda’s tax structure are needed to reduce the cost of living, according to the Premier.
David Burt said at the Progressive Labour Party annual conference that difficult conversations may be needed to create a fairer tax system – o...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Gales with storm force gusts are expected to quickly develop this afternoon, bringing wet weather as the front passes over us, the Bermuda Weather Service said today.
Winds are then expected to veer west this evening with a further, more vigorous pu...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes