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Public access to information will be vital in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, said that only through transparency would the public be able to fairly consider the actions taken to address Covid-...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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The star of CahowCam this year has taken flight in record time.
Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer, said the chick, named “Nemo”, left the nest on Nonsuch Island shortly after 2am on May 25.
Mr Madeiros said: “At 86 days old...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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Systemic racism in Bermuda and around the world must not be swept under the rug, the Premier warned yesterday.
David Burt reminded that, while the issue of race has been put in the international spotlight in the wake of the death of black American Ge...
DATE: Jun 02, 2020
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The island could reap massive benefits from a new drive for superyacht business, the head of a chandlers business has said.
Mark Soares, the owner of Bermuda Yacht Services, admitted the push would not result in America’s Cup numbers of visiting vess...
DATE: Jun 01, 2020
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Digicel Bermuda will open its doors in a new location today.
Don Foggo, the head of marketing for Digicel, said the move from Church Street to the former Stationery Store on the corner of Reid Street and Burnaby Street in Hamilton would offer custome...
DATE: Jun 01, 2020
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Bermuda’s tourism industry has to be bold as the island moved towards a new normal.
Glenn Jones, interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said in a message to those involved in the industry this week that fresh ideas were needed.
Mr Jones said: ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2020
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man admitted obstruction and lying to police officers.
Marcus Fox, 29, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the obstruction charge and giving officers “false or misleading” information in Pembroke on Monday.
Mr Fox, who lives in Pembroke, denied...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian drummer’s path from banging pots and pans as a child to playing for a president and performing in New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall is traced in a new book.
Clarence “Tootsie” Bean has summed up his astonishing 75-year career in a new ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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The Royal Bermuda Regiment has pushed back its July Recruit Camp because of the coronavirus crisis.
A RBR spokesman said the camp would be held in September with limited numbers and “appropriate precautions”, including Covid-19 testing.
Another recru...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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International ocean experts have joined forces to launch a “virtual education series” on the seas around Bermuda.
The first episode of Ocean Diaries went online this week as part of a collaboration between the Bermuda Zoological Society, the Bermuda ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes