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A new study has examined the diet of the invasive lionfish across the Atlantic.
Bermudian researcher Corey Eddy, one of the authors of the article, said the research examined what the species had eaten in order to help determine their impact on the e...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 90 bus trips were cancelled yesterday afternoon,
A notice, published on the Government web portal, listed 92 cancelled buses, all of which were scheduled to leave between 3.15pm and 6.30pm.
No official reason was given for the high number o...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ratings agency Standard and Poor has revised its outlook on Bermuda, raising it from stable to positive.
David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, celebrated the announcement. “Standard and Poor’s in their overview stated Bermuda’s credit stor...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Norwegian Escape arrived at the island for the first time yesterday, bringing 5,000 visitors.
The ship, the largest cruise ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, was at full capacity for the trip.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, welcomed the ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shots rang out at Albouy’s Point last night as the island celebrated the latest addition to the Royal Family.
The Royal Bermuda Regiment fired a gun salute at 6pm, followed by a rifle volley, in honour of the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridg...
DATE: Apr 25, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American drag car racer has been forced to pay back $70,000 to a Bermudian-based insurance company for misrepresenting the top speed of his vehicle.
Mark Woodruff told the insurer his car could not complete a 220-yard course in less than 4.2 secon...
DATE: Apr 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Householders whose trees grow out over roadways could face a $1,000-an-hour bill for them to be cut back, the public works ministry warned yesterday.
The news came as the ministry announced a crackdown on overhanging vegetation, which could pose a ri...
DATE: Apr 24, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child is to be celebrated tonight with a gun salute.
The Royal Bermuda Regiment said a field gun will fire from Hamilton’s Albouy’s Point at 6pm to mark the birth of the couple’s second son.
A si...
DATE: Apr 24, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Freddie Evans, who was sacked as Commissioner of Education, is to take up a post in the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation.
A government spokeswoman said last night: “The matter between the Bermuda Government and Dr Evans has been settled with...
DATE: Apr 24, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Child protection expert Sheelagh Cooper said yesterday that a man who dropped his infant son out of a first-floor window should have received a stiffer sentence.
She was speaking after Anthony Davis was last week given a nine-month suspended sentence...
DATE: Apr 24, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes