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Air Canada is to halt flights to the island next month because of the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
An Air Canada spokesman said the airline would suspend services between Toronto and Bermuda from January 9.
The spokesman said: “Air Canada continue...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Rough sleepers were given shelter over the festive season after a fundraising effort by a new charity.
The organisation – called home – launched a bid at the beginning of this month to raise $50,000.
The goal was to provide accommodation for the more...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s TV channels were knocked off the airwaves on Monday and yesterday.
Patrick Singleton, the BBC’s chief executive, said the firm’s ZBM and ZFB channels were down from last night until about 2pm.
He added: “One of the ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Four dancers have won scholarships for training programmes after they auditioned on the international stage during a school trip.
T’aja Williams, a senior dancer at Hamilton’s In Motion School of Dance, was given early acceptance to Slippery Rock Uni...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A report on the status of Bermuda’s criminal injuries compensation system is set to be put before the House of Assembly at its next session.
It comes after reports that the was “severely backlogged”, resulting in victims of violent crime waiting year...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Scientists have discovered a new species of fish – described as a “living fossil” – in the deep waters off Bermuda.
Polymixia hollisterea – a species of spiny-rayed beardfish – was named in honour of Gloria Hollister, a pioneering female marine b...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than $35,000 was raised in the annual MOvember men’s health fundraiser.
Twenty-two participants, competing as individuals and teams, grew moustaches and held fundraisers for the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre event, which far exceeded its tar...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Efforts to restore the island’s seagrass beds have made slow but steady progress, according to new report.
According to the winter edition of the Department of Environment and Natural Resource’s (DENR) Envirotalk newsletter, measures to protect seagr...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A school has turned trash into treasure to create a calendar designed to highlight plastic pollution.
The 2022 calendar for Mount Saint Agnes Academy features works of art created by pupils from discarded pieces of plastic collected from around the i...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An island photographer has opened a solo exhibition online sparked by her experiences over the Covid-19 pandemic.
Island Rock Fever, created by Meredith Andrews, includes nine “provocative” photographs.
Ms Andrews said: “Being detached on a remot...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan