4765 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has passed its original 70 per cent herd immunity target for vaccinations, the latest Government figures have revealed.
The Government website showed 70.2 per cent of the population had received two shots and 16.8 per cent had received a boos...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Health
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A recovery programme for the rare cahow has logged a record number of breeding pairs this year.
The number of pairs on Nonsuch Island, off St George’s, increased from 143 breeding pairs last year to 156 this year.
The cahows are identified with band...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Senior citizens have an added sense of security after power firm Belco installed perimeter lighting at a sheltered housing complex.
The energy firm responded to a request from the Ministry of Public Works to help the Bermuda Housing Trust improve sa...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda is to take part in a virtual forum organised to promote good governance and strong oversight of public finances across the Overseas Territories.
The event will involve key players from the UK and its Overseas Territories, including politician...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An award-winning Bermudian production company has taken a step closer to becoming an international brand after it was picked to promote a luxury resort in the Caribbean.
The Burnt House Productions team of photographer Nhuri Bashir and cinematographe...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Entertainment
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The public works ministry has confirmed work has started to clear flood-prone canals.
The news came after the The Royal Gazette last week highlighted the plight of an elderly man, Francis Jeffers, whose caregiver could not get to his house because of...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Meteorologists spotted possible tornados off the coast of the island during yesterday’s bad weather, the Bermuda Weather Service has revealed.
The news came after a severe weather warning was issued as the island faced gale force winds.
Mark Guishar...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Weather
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Nine new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials announced last night.
There are 25 active infections with two people in hospital, one in intensive care, and 22 people being monitored by public health officials.
Ten of the cases ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Health
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pilot project to restore endemic trees through micro forests and teach young people about conservation has put out its first shoots.
The Bermuda Zoological Society launched the BZS Micro Forest Project this month with financial backing from reinsu...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A baby swing at a public park has been fixed for the third time this year, the public works ministry said yesterday.
A spokesman for the ministry said a new technique had been used to fix the swing at Shelly Bay Park in Hamilton Parish.
He added: “T...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan