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British Airways has cancelled its flights to and from Bermuda today, according to its website.
The incoming flight was due in at 6.30pm but will not be taking off from London Gatwick this afternoon and there will be no outgoing 8.15pm flight.
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DATE: Apr 30, 2014
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More than three-quarters of Bermuda’s residents want to see a protected marine reserve around the Island, according to a poll commissioned by global activist network Avaaz.
The organisation, which this week launched an online letter-writing campaign ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2014
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A five-foot Galapagos shark named Desmond has been released back into the ocean by staff at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
The animal had developed a lesion on his nose in the North Rock Tank, where he had lived for two years, a sign that he w...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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A global online activist network has launched a campaign to get the Bermuda Government to implement the “Blue Halo” proposal to turn the sea around the Island into a protected environmental zone.
Avaaz.org says on its website: “Bermuda is on the verg...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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Bermuda has a “moral responsibility” to rebuild the desecrated tombstones at Tucker’s Town or at least “tastefully” mark where they stood, according to a charity boss.
Jennifer Gray, executive director of the Bermuda National Trust, said the organisa...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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Students at an English university can take a break from their studies and enjoy some modern literature in a new reading room, thanks to a former Premier of Bermuda.
David Saul has made a donation to his alma mater, Loughborough University in Leiceste...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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A historical researcher has called on an overseas archaeologist to speak up about who was really responsible for recommending the destruction of historic tombstones at Tucker’s Point.
LeYoni Junos, in a letter to the editor on page four of The Royal ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Landlords and other property owners who break the law by failing to regularly clean water tanks are escaping prosecution, despite concerns about the risk to public health posed by Bermuda’s rainwater catchment system.
Government admitted yesterday th...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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The case of a baby girl who doctors believe was made seriously ill due to contaminated tank water could be an isolated one, according to information shared by the Department of Health.
The plight of the infant was revealed by The Royal Gazette yester...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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A workshop for fundraising professionals will take place tomorrow at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Bloomerang chief executive officer Jay Love will present the 4pm session, which is being hosted by the Bermuda chapter of the newly for...
DATE: Apr 15, 2014
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