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A delivery app has temporarily halted food service to make improvements.
Sargasso Sea announced in a notice to customers that it would stop restaurant deliveries from 6pm today until Tuesday
The notice said the change would allow for “merchant acclim...
DATE: May 03, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staycations could help to support Bermuda’s hard-hit hotels — but experts said residents would need to be persuaded.
Peter Everson, an economist, said there could be people interested in a holiday at home instead of overseas as the impact of the Covi...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A convicted robber was imprisoned yesterday after he returned to the island from Britain without informing his probation officer.
Kyari Flood, 20, was sentenced to a total of 27 months behind bars after he admitted the breach.
Magistrates’ Court hear...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is again being asked to “make some noise” at 5pm today in tribute to Bermuda’s essential workers.
The event is the second organised by the Fairmont Southampton, spread on social media.
A spokesman for the hotel said the initiative was intende...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian teacher in Vietnam said the country’s fast lockdown and success in the fight against Covid-19 gave him hope that Bermuda would stage a quick recovery from the crisis as well.
Aiyetoro Hinds admitted he was alarmed when strict social-dista...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Women in need will this year benefit from a strengthened partnership between a charity and the developer behind the new airport project.
The Women’s Resource Centre and Aecon announced today that they will work together to offer clients training and ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cruise ship that diverted to the island on Monday has resumed its journey with its injured crew member on board.
The Bermudian-registered cruise ship Regal Princess was on its way from the Bahamas to Southampton, England, when it diverted towards B...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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The Agricultural Exhibition may have been cancelled — but schools are still showing off their pupil’s green thumbs.
Mount Saint Agnes Academy and the Bermuda Institute have highlighted several entries prepared by children for the show, which had been...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Supermarkets have risen to the challenge of a yeast shortage caused by people stuck at home baking their own bread.
Vernon Hassell, vice president of purchasing and procurement for MarketPlace stores, said their wholesaler had promised more Fleischma...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Schools will not reopen on Monday, despite plans to lighten restrictions.
David Burt, the Premier, said on Twitter last night that the Cabinet had approved a “phased reopening plan”, which will be detailed tonight.
But he added: “There is no plan to ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes