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Gale force winds are expected to blast the island today forecasters have warned.
The Bermuda Weather Service said that a “vigorous front” will bring sustained gale force winds with storm force gusts of up top 57.5mph. Heavy showers and thunderstorms ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Wave power has the potential to meet all the island’s electricity demand, the home affairs minister said today.
Walter Roban added a move to wave generation would also lead to cheaper bills for consumers.
Mr Roban was speaking as he announced an agre...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A doctor has welcomed an interim ruling that allowed his clinic to continue to provide services under the Standard Health Benefit.
JJ Soares said the Court of Appeal decision meant that an application for SHB status for Hamilton Medical Centre, where...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Nine new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials announced last night.
There are 25 active infections with two people in hospital, one in intensive care, and 22 people being monitored by public health officials.
Ten of the cases ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A US congressman whose father was Bermudian and who helped secure the release of emergency equipment for the island as the Covid19 crisis hit, is to stand down from his seat.
GK Butterfield, a Democrat, attacked Republicans for “racially gerrymanderi...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A pilot project to restore endemic trees through micro forests and teach young people about conservation has put out its first shoots.
The Bermuda Zoological Society launched the BZS Micro Forest Project this month with financial backing from reinsu...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Climate change could destroy Bermuda’s reefs and marine life, a youth climate summit was told yesterday.
Mark Guishard, the Director of the Bermuda Weather Service, also said Bermuda had a larger carbon footprint on a per capita basis than China - o...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Christmas came early for two Hamilton nursery schools as they received help from the City of Hamilton’s Community Give Back Initiative.
Playgrounds were updated and improved by City staff at Flying Start Nursery School, Cedar Avenue, and Kiddie Acade...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A minister has denied that lack of clarity on funding for a major youth initiative creates a credibility gap for the flagship project.
Ernest Peets, Minister for Youth, Culture and Sport, made the claim today as he appealed for members of the public ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A baby swing at a public park has been fixed for the third time this year, the public works ministry said yesterday.
A spokesman for the ministry said a new technique had been used to fix the swing at Shelly Bay Park in Hamilton Parish.
He added: “T...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan