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A West End farm suffered a major blow this morning after fire gutted its butcher’s shop.
The blaze also destroyed the island’s only large-animal slaughterhouse.
Westover Farm in Sandys, operated by the Bascome family for decades, said it depended on ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Roadside sobriety testing could be brought back for the Christmas season, the Minister of Transport said today.
In a statement to the House of Assembly, Lawrence Scott also urged people to pick a designated driver who would stay sober and drive.
The ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The House of Assembly has approved a fee rate for permission to live in Bermuda under an economic investment certificate.
A fee of $2,625 was approved for the granting of ministerial permission to live on the island – the same price as a residential ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation to modernise the Bermuda National Trust was passed by MPs today with support from both sides of the House of Assembly.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, launched the debate on the Bermuda National Trust Amendment Act.
He said the BNT...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Canal Street entrance to Bull’s Head car park has been closed off to allow paving work to be carried out.
But motorists can still access the car park from the Elliot Street entrance.
Cars were backed up this morning as motorists tried to enter th...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier, Health Minister and Education Minister are due to have a press conference at 12.45pm.
We will have live coverage and extensive reports.
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A disabilities charity is to hold a virtual conference next week on the best ways to campaign for rights for disabled people.
Common Ground, organised by WindReach, an outdoor activity centre for disabled people, was designed to break down stereotype...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda has been hit by a shortage of fresh milk because of low production by dairy cows sparked by a shortage of imported cattle feed.
Dunkley’s Dairy said yields of fresh milk – which the company collects from farms before it is pasteurised and pac...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
There are no patients in hospital with Covid-19 for the first time since the start of August, it was announced last night.
But health officials reported six new coronavirus results.
The new cases were detected among 4,528 test results that came back...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s biggest nature reserve will open to the public early next year after four years of development.
The Riddell’s Bay Gardens and Nature Reserve, on a former golf course in Warwick, covers 66 acres and includes walking trails, gardens and wa...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan