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Students have been invited to apply for this year’s summer employment programme, which was designed to help them gain career experience.
The Department of Workforce Development scheme is open to people who are studying at college or university.
Jason...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Gale and storm force gusts are forecast for tomorrow as a swirl of low pressure builds in the Atlantic to the north west of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Weather Service predicted strong west-southwesterly winds with gale force gusts would buffet the island b...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest outbreak of Covid-19 has worsened staff shortages in the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and caused slower emergency response times and temporary station closures.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire Service Association said that 35 firefight...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cutback in flights by a major airline serving Bermuda was today branded “a devastating blow” for the island’s tourism industry.
JetBlue, which runs daily flights to the island throughout the year from New York JFK Airport, announced it was cutting ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Firefighters put out a blaze at a Hamilton Parish chicken coop this morning after receiving reports of a brush fire.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call about the fire in the Crawl Hill area at 9.38am.
The spok...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A two-day lag for coronavirus test results from the island’s main laboratory is expected to continue, the scientist in charge warned yesterday.
Carika Weldon said that positive cases for the virus at the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory h...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A leading airline yesterday delivered a fresh blow to Bermuda after it said it would end its year-round service from New York.
JetBlue, which had flown to Bermuda from NYC 12 months a year, said it would downgrade Bermuda to a “summer seasonal market...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Footage of a pig on the loose in various locations last night proved a surprise social media hit.
The full-grown porker was filmed at a variety of locations by startled onlookers earlier yesterday, including what appeared to be St George’s.
Some of ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A bar and restaurant in a prime location has been forced to cut back its lunchtime opening hours after the coronavirus slashed customer numbers.
Bermuda Bistro at the Beach, on Front Street, Hamilton, will open from 3pm between Monday and Thursday, a...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier yesterday came under fire from a previous head of government after he demanded the right to pick which journalists were allowed to interview him.
David Burt drew criticism from Michael Dunkley of the Opposition after The Royal Gazette was...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly