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A hurricane watch is now in effect for Bermuda and Fiona has now been upgraded to a Category 4 storm, the Bermuda Weather Service said this morning
DATE: Sep 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new independent senator has been appointed to the Upper House by Rena Lalgie, the Governor.
Kiernan Bell, a former president of the Bermuda Bar Association, takes over the seat left vacant when Michelle Simmons stood down from the role last month.
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DATE: Sep 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Belco is bracing itself for the likely impact of Hurricane Fiona, which is expected to pass the island early on Friday morning.
A spokesman for the company said that Belco’s Crisis Management team has been activated and are meeting regularly to monit...
DATE: Sep 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The “grit and determination” leading to the opening of the Berkeley Institute almost 125 years ago is the living legacy in its students now, according to school principal Keisha Douglas.
An array of commemorations culminates in 2023 at the Pembroke s...
DATE: Sep 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The causes and solutions to violent crime on the island will come under the spotlight next week with the launch of a new lecture series.
The event, scheduled to take place next Tuesday, is described as a “candid panel discussion about the prolonged y...
DATE: Sep 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has been featured in an article in the Washington Post about the island’s reaction to Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.
Toronto-based reporter Amanda Coletta interviewed several Bermuda residents including some who frequent the Bermuda Musical a...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Opposition leader, Cole Simons, today said the Premier’s comments about sovereignty made on the day of the Queen’s funeral were “untimely” and “inappropriate”.
On Monday David Burt was interviewed by the BBC and paid tribute to the Queen, whose f...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Minister of National Security, Michael Weeks, is to give an update on Hurricane Fiona at 5.15pm.
The storm is forecast to be a category 4 hurricane with its closest point of approach at 4am on Friday.
We will have live coverage of the briefing.
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police are appealing for witnesses to a chase between a car and a bike on Monday.
According to the Bermuda Police Service, a man on a motorcycle began chasing a silver car on South Road, Devonshire, shortly after 8pm and followed the car up to Colle...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
David Burt, the Premier, spoke about Bermuda’s desire to become a sovereign state during an on-camera interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation yesterday, the day of the Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.
Mr Burt paid tribute to the Queen...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan