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A boat charter company will launch a new membership club to encourage Bermudians back on to the water.
True Bermuda Charters said the Club True programme will offer discounts, perks and special events to members — with a portion of funds set aside to...
DATE: May 21, 2020
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Stakeholders are looking to expand alfresco dining to give as many restaurants as possible the chance to reopen.
Recognising that outdoor service is an impossibility for some eateries, the hope is to find a way to open up “streets, sidewalks and publ...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur are expected to bring winds and rain to the island tonight.
The first tropical storm of the year was downgraded to a post-tropical storm yesterday.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service forecast yesterday: “I...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental charity has pleaded with the public to follow fishing regulations to protect the island’s marine life.
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce said policies to ensure the long-term health of Bermuda’s waters should be foll...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Arthur has weakened, but its remnants are expected to pass over the island later this week.
As of noon the US-based National Hurricane Centre said the system, the first tropical storm of the year, has become a post-tropical cyclone
The...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ten-apartment building in the central parishes has been approved despite environmental concerns.
The application by developer Gilbert Lopes proposed the erection of a two-storey building on land between Middle Road and the Railway Trail near the Lo...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Several businesses in the Town of St George have reopened on a limited basis, but warned their future was uncertain.
The historic town, which lost a lot of businesses after regular cruise ship visits ended a decade ago, suffered another major blow fr...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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A weather system brewing near Florida could become a preseason tropical storm, meteorologists have warned.
The US-based National Hurricane Centre reported that the low pressure trough over the Straits of Florida was expected to strengthen in the next...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity dedicated to support for the blind is concerned its clients will be left behind as cash is poured into the fight against Covid-19.
Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation professional with Vision Bermuda, said the charity’s government grant h...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Measures to protect the island’s courts from Covid-19 will continue as long as the island remains in the first phase of a return to normal life, the Supreme Court Registrar said today.
Alexandra Wheatley said that coronavirus policies imposed on May...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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