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A runner geared up to compete in an Antarctic charity marathon has been forced to pull out after she tested positive for the coronavirus.
Anna Laura Hocking, who landed in Bellinghausen Bay in Antarctica this morning, confirmed on Facebook that she w...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian student has organised an online event to inspire young people to set their aim high.
A flyer for the virtual event on February 19 set up by 21-year-old Elsie Artemis, who is studying in Scotland, explained that members of the panel will “...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Air service between Bermuda and London is set to slightly increase next month, according to Skyport.
The February schedule, released today, shows British Airways resuming Tuesday service between the island and the UK on February 8 after a four-week p...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The bus schedule will return to normal on Monday, the Department of Transportation said today.
A spokeswoman for the department said: “The regular weekday public bus schedule will resume operating as of Monday morning. We wish to thank the public for...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful got a $10,000 boost thanks to the Gardening Club of Bermuda.
Katie Berry, the executive director of Keep Bermuda Beautiful, thanked the club for its donation and congratulated the group on its 100th annive...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A British Airways flight to London was expected to leave tonight after a “technical issue” delayed the service by about 24 hours.
The airport website said that fight BA158 was scheduled to leave at 8.55pm, despite the absence of a Friday service on t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Another two people have died from Covid-19 as the number of active cases continued to fall.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, announced the deaths last night, along with another 290 coronavirus cases identified on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
The tw...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A convicted sex offender will be deported from Bermuda back to his homeland of Jamaica on the Governor’s orders, a court heard yesterday.
Brittonie Taylor, 40, was granted a temporary reprieve in October after his lawyer Victoria Greening argued that...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The family of an elderly woman owed $19,000 in rent by a Progressive Labour Party senator has appealed to people with questions about the behaviour of the Premier during the controversy to bombard him with demands for answers on his social media site...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The president of the teachers’ union was illegally fired from her teaching job by the Ministry of Education, it was claimed last night.
Dante Cooper, the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ general secretary designate, said the executive committee did not acc...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell