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Government is calling for volunteers to help man its emergency disaster shelter.
Tinee Furbert, the minister of social development and seniors, made the plea at a press conference this morning.
The shelter, which is housed at CedarBridge Academy, is...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Dutch authorities have released an aircraft operated by a Bermudian aviation group that was involved in an incident that left two people injured.
Longtail Aviation will fly a replacement engine to Belgium after its Boeing 747 lost parts of its engin...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Bermuda Regiment today paid a visit to new recruits on their first field exercise.
Governor Rena Lalgie visited about 50 new soldiers as they got to grips with life on manoeuvres at Hog Bay Park in Sandys.
Ms Lalg...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Minister of National Security yesterday warned that the public must stay vigilant to limit the spread of Covid-19 despite the end of the midnight curfew.
Renee Ming said: “While the curfew has ended, the pandemic hasn’t and there is still need fo...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dock next to the airport has returned as part of a Bermuda Tourism Authority bid to increase marine transport.
The temporary dock in Castle Harbour, near Kindley Field Road, was created in in May 2017 for the America’s Cup sailing races, but was re...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Raina DeFontes has made a big name for herself in the fashion industry - and has no plans to stop.
The 17-year-old deputy head girl at the Berkeley Institute has launched two successful businesses – make-up service Touched By Sunshine and lash extens...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Mail tracking and online payments will now be available for the Bermuda Post Office, the Minister for the Cabinet Office said today.
Wayne Furbert said that the new platform was one of several digital services set to be launched throughout the year.
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DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Mangrove Bay post office will be closed today, causing possible delays in mail delivery.
A government spokeswoman said that the closure was necessary after work was carried out at the building over the weekend.
“Mail delivery will be impacted tod...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two people were injured this weekend when engine parts from a Boeing 747 operated by Bermudian-based Longtail Aviation fell off and crashed into a Dutch town.
The incident happened after one of the 747’s four engines caught fire just after take-off ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A digital dollar can be used to buy rum on the island in a pilot project that could be expanded to include other companies.
Gosling’s is working with Bidali, a Canadian fintech company, with support from the Bermuda Government’s fintech office and Pe...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter