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People with vehicle licences due to expire this week should renew their licences online, the transport ministry said today.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said: “Vehicle owners that hold a valid TCD vehicle examination pass cer...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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The Mayor of Hamilton today asked people to remain strong in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.
Charles Gosling said in a video: “The streets of Hamilton are too quiet.
“It is an unfamiliar scene, one that messes with our emotions.
“We are experiencing...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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Stores and restaurants in the Olde Towne have adopted new ways of doing business to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Several businesses in the St George’s have moved to online shopping and restaurants have shifted to takeout services.
Kristin White, ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
This year could be another busy one for hurricanes, a US-based weather service warned yesterday,
AccuWeather’s early 2020 Atlantic hurricane forecast said it expected between 14 and 18 tropical storms over the season, which starts on June 1.
Between ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Bermudians stranded in Canada are expected to return to Bermuda today.
Mikaela Kawaley-Lathan, one of a group of Bermudian students marooned in Toronto after a WestJet flight home from Toronto was cancelled on Sunday, said a new flight was scheduled ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2020
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The historic Newport Bermuda Race is to be cancelled for the first time in 80 years, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club said yesterday.
Organisers added that the race — axed because of the Covid-19 pandemic — was last abandoned in 1940 under the gathering ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2020
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The United States Consulate General has called on American residents to step forward if they want to leave the island.
A consulate spokesman said: “The Government of Bermuda confirmed six cases of Covid-19 in Bermuda as of March 23.
“All US citizens ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Some cleaning companies have cut services in a bid to protect staff and customers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tarah Woolgar, owner of Maid in Bermuda, said the company had suspended services to people in quarantine and its commercial contracts for th...
DATE: Mar 24, 2020
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The coronavirus pandemic will not stop The Royal Gazette bringing the public the latest news on the crisis.
However, the pandemic has pushed the newspaper closer to an “online first” future.
We will follow the advice of the Government and medical pro...
DATE: Mar 23, 2020
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A west end nature reserve is to get a makeover.
The Bermuda Audubon Society said a “major restoration project” at the Somerset Long Bay Nature Reserve was launched to tackle vines and cow cane that had overrun the reserve.
Karen Border, the society’s...
DATE: Mar 23, 2020
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes