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Category 4 Hurricane Sam remains a potential threat to Bermuda and is expected to be at its closest point to the island in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The Bermuda Weather Service only provides the predicted closest approach within three day...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The longstanding bus dispute has been resolved with buses now back in full operation.
Eugene Ball Jr, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union’s bus division, told The Royal Gazette last night that an offer was made by the Government in a meeti...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
School students are being invited to enter a photography competition launched in memory of the late nature photographer Reg Grundy.
The National Museum of Bermuda and Joy Grundy, Dr Grundy’s widow, are encouraging all primary, middle and high school...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hurricane Sam is now a potential threat to Bermuda and has moved back up to a Category 4 storm.
The Bermuda Weather Service said that Sam was about 1,068 miles southeast of Bermuda moving northwest at about 9mph at 6am todayo.
The storm was packing...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The predicted track of a major hurricane is grounds for “cautious optimism”, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday.
Mark Guishard said that Hurricane Sam, the 18th named storm of the season, was expected to move east of the islan...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Another ten people have died of Covid-19, the health minister announced last night.
The news brought the death toll to 62 and there were 163 new cases.
Since the last update, there have been also been 295 recoveries, reducing the number of active cas...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Chromebook laptops have been distributed to all students from P3 to P6 to help them with in-person and remote learning.
The Ministry of Education said the devices, given out during the week starting September 13, were also distributed to two P1 teac...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police last night appealed for public help to trace two men in connection with a knife murder earlier this month.
Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith said the two men were “involved in this incident” where Duane GIbbons was found stabbed on Blue H...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The principle of open government will be celebrated with countries around the world today.
A spokeswoman for the Information Commissioner’s Office said International Right to Know Day was designed “to increase individuals’ awareness of their right t...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A free minibus service will replace public buses today, the Government revealed last night.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, confirmed that the Government had implemented its contingency plan after public transport staff withdrew their labour ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor