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A string of questions have been asked by the shadow education minister about what plans are in place for the next academic year.
Ben Smith, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, called for information about Covid-19 rules as well as whether schools were pr...
DATE: Aug 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A renovated and revamped Pier 6 will be ready to host events this Fall, the City of Hamilton has announced.
Jessica Astwood, director of marketing and communications for the City, said: “Our engineering teams have designed Pier 6 Waterfront Complex t...
DATE: Aug 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A female motorcyclist was injured in a three-vehicle collision on South Road in Paget near the junction with Grayridge Drive this afternoon.
Police and first responders attended the scene of the incident which involved a car, a taxi and a motorcycle...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Regulatory Authority is considering taking legal action against electricity supplier Belco over an ongoing dispute concerning soot emissions.
And last night a pressure group representing area residents affected by the fallout said it hoped the in...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The architectural company behind a controversial development at Shark Hole – halted pending the outcome of an investigation – claims it has followed all necessary criteria.
Georgia Benevides, of Benevides and Associates Architects, said because of c...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hospitality chiefs are backing claims that standards of service within the industry must be improved.
Hoteliers and restaurateurs have also thrown their support behind a drive to attract Bermudians into the tourism sector.
Stephen Todd, chief execut...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Allowing entry to unvaccinated visitors means that the island can “compete on a level playing field” with other destinations, a hotel industry leader said yesterday.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said tha...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island’s real rate of inflation has reached double figures and is forcing Bermudians to leave the island “in droves”, according to the opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Cole Simons, the OBA leader, spoke out after a survey released this week showe...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The One Bermuda Alliance has again called for the elimination of the Travel Authorisation form after the lifting of other Covid-related restrictions next week.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister for Health, welcomed news of the easing of Covid-19 ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Plans to build a new warehouse to serve the Ocean View Golf Course have been rejected over the location of the project on woodlands reserve.
The project was originally proposed for a site occupied by the existing warehouse, but plans were shifted aft...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes