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Demolition is under way on the historic Albert Row in Dockyard.
The work being carried out by ABC Construction is expected to be completed in three weeks. The site will then be grassed over.
Andrew Dias, general manager of the West End Development C...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A playground at the Botanical Gardens donated by The America’s Cup just three years ago has been dismantled because the structures were in “a severe state of disrepair“.
The nautically-themed play area designed by Austrian company Arti featured equi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A campaign group yesterday demanded the removal of of an under-fire senator after an “abhorrent” social media post that backed impeached US president Donald Trump.
Social Justice Bermuda, inspired by the global Black Lives Matter movement, said the O...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Covid-19 curfew will be extended for another two weeks, the Premier announced yesterday.
The midnight to 5am curfew will remain in force until February 2 at least.
But David Burt said other restrictions will be relaxed from tomorrow.
The changes ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The former Senate leader of the One Bermuda Alliance faced a storm of criticism yesterday after he defended impeached US President Donald Trump.
Marcus Jones’ own party distanced itself from his views and the ruling Progressive Labour Party slammed h...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A major five-year effort is under way to protect Bermuda’s seagrass beds – and the species that rely on them to survive.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the ministry launched a restoration project last summer and installed large mesh...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More rain fell last Saturday than on any January 16 in the books, forecasters have revealed .
The daily rainfall record saw 2.48in of rain descend on the island in 24 hours – 2.39in of it in the four hours from 8pm to midnight.
Gary Hall, a meteorol...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A deal between minibus operators and the Government to run a school bus service has been struck, it was revealed tonight.
The move is expected to bring an end of shortages of buses on regular schedules – which led to about 50 cancellations a day.
Bu...
DATE: Jan 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A baby goat born unable to walk properly has been given a new lease of life.
Now Bowie, a Nubian goat only weeks old and born with contracted tendons in its hind legs, can get about using a set of walker wheels.
Rosalind Wingate, who volunteers at Tu...
DATE: Jan 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
This year’s Cambridge Checkpoint examinations are expected to go ahead as scheduled in March and June, the education department confirmed today.
The Royal Gazette reported last Wednesday that Bermuda’s schoolchildren would be able to sit most of...
DATE: Jan 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan