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The future of the Elbow Beach resort is in question after reports that the owners have tried to sell the hotel.
The Paget property shut up shop in early 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and was expected to re-open at the start of this year.
But ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The number of complaints against employers that have failed to make health insurance payments for staff has risen because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been claimed.
The Bermuda Health Council said there had been a 20 per cent increase in the n...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A deputy principal known as the “heartbeat” of Clearwater Middle School was today revealed as the winner of Bermuda Education Network’s 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award.
Dean Foggo, a business studies teacher and deputy principal at the school, was nam...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Crime figures for 2019 and 2018 were released last night – after three-and-a-half years without reports.
The 2019 report released by Bermuda Police Service showed criminal offences at their second lowest level since comparable figures were given in 2...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Governor yesterday bought the first Remembrance Day poppy to mark the start of the annual appeal for war veterans.
Canon Thomas Nisbett and Isobel Flood, two Second World War veterans, met Rena Lalgie at Government House and presented her with th...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An international ratings agency was wrong in its assessment that the island “lagged” behind in the creation of ways to tackle climate change, the home affairs minister insisted today.
Walter Roban said he disagreed with the Kroll Bond Rating Agency r...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of webinars about Bermuda’s oceans is set to launch early next month, organised by the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme.
BEACH – the BOPP Environmental Awareness Chat Hour – will be a series of free 60-minute panel discussions about the us...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A multimillion-dollar marine research robot was unveiled to students at Warwick Academy this week at the school’s Marine Science Facility.
The students were introduced to the cutting-edge technology behind the Remus 100, a remotely operated vehicle ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of British MP David Amess, the head of the British-Bermuda All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Ali Harbi Ali has been charged with both the murder and preparation of terrorists acts in connection to last ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation which will enable hundreds of people born to a parent from a British Overseas Territory to obtain British citizenship is being scrutinised by MPs in the UK Parliament.
The Nationality and Borders Bill, tabled in July in the House of Commo...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor