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The Transport Control Department has reopened after a temporary closure caused by a lack of running water in the building.
A government spokeswoman said this morning: “Technical experts are establishing necessary repairs, and the facilities are expec...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Clyde Best Lane in Somerset will be temporarily closed to traffic this evening for a special event to celebrate the completion of a mural wall celebrating the football great.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that the road will be clo...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have named Jahmel Blakeney, 40, as a motorcyclist killed after a three-vehicle collision on Middle Road in Devonshire late on Wednesday night.
The death of the son of former MP and Progressive Labour Party Cabinet minister Glenn Blakeney was t...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s first confirmed case of monkeypox was revealed last night by health officials, with an unidentified patient said to be in isolation.
The Ministry of Health is investigating potential close contacts and will notify anyone who may have been e...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A case management system that is the “lifeblood” of the island’s courts must be replaced as a priority, the Registrar of the Courts said.
Alexandra Domingues noted in an annual report that the judiciary was told the funding needed to buy an up-to-dat...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Extreme high tides recorded in recent years could become the standard in Bermuda within 20 years, according to a new climate report.
The first half of a two-part report by Mark Guishard and researchers at the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Water suppliers warned residents to check their tanks and conserve as continuing dry weather spurs demand — with orders likely to peak around the upcoming Cup Match holiday.
Requests for water deliveries surged “tremendously” over the past month, acc...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
By the time today’s ten-year-olds are in their 50s, Bermuda will be experiencing rising sea levels, bigger and more frequent hurricanes and warmer waters if climate change trends continue.
Climate Change and Bermuda Part 1: The Science and Physic...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors will receive a 2.75 per cent increase in their contributory pension payments under an order passed in the Senate yesterday.
The Contributory Pensions (Amendment of Benefits) Order 2022 was debated and approved with no objections.
However...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government celebrated dozens of students who have been awarded scholarships to help to further their education as the September school year approaches.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said he was proud to see the amount given to student...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes