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Viewers around the world watched a critically endangered cahow chick hatch in Bermuda at the weekend.
Nonsuch Expedition’s CahowCam project broadcast a hatching live from Nonsuch Island on Friday night — the eighth year cameras have been used to stre...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance’s Budget Reply ignored positive economic signs, according to David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt, speaking to The Royal Gazette this afternoon, said: “What’s interesting was what was actually missed in the fact that the Shadow M...
DATE: Feb 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An increase in work permit fees and a decrease in payroll tax could help Bermudians get into the workforce, the shadow finance minister said.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Shadow Minister of Finance, told The Royal Gazette this afternoon that other ju...
DATE: Feb 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More young people have a chance to enrol in a study course in the United States.
A limited number of positions have been made available for Bermuda students to attend the Global Young Leaders Programme in Atlanta this summer — a three-week course des...
DATE: Feb 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Grammy Award-winning jazz singer said yesterday she was keen to return to a Bermuda stage next month.
Dianne Reeves, the headline international artist for the 2020 Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts, said: “It has been a while, but I’m looking...
DATE: Feb 20, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s latest recruits were visited by David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt and Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, met recruits, along with members of the RBR senior leadership team, as they started their training this...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Longbird Bridge will be closed to marine traffic for several weeks as workers remove the old bridge.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the bridge would be closed for boats from Friday until April 13.
He said: “The closure will facilit...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda resident took to the stage for the Academy Awards as producer of an Oscar-winning documentary.
Julie Parker Benello, who produced American Factory, said the experience was “a dream come true”.
Ms Benello said: “I had no idea it would...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More young people have a chance to enrol in a study course in the United States.
A limited number of positions have been made available for Bermuda students to attend the Global Young Leaders Programme in Atlanta this summer — a three-week course des...
DATE: Feb 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Several beacons around the island are unlit, according to marine navigation warnings.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said other mechanisms are in place to ensure marine safety.
The spokesman said: “Despite our best efforts, equ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes