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The public was today warned to take precautions and prepare for hurricanes.
Power firm Belco and the national security minister were speaking as the Bermuda Weather Service said Hurricane Larry did not present a threat to the island at the moment – a...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A hit song that inspired a global viral dance challenge over the pandemic has been adopted by a supermarket chain as it launched a charity drive.
MarketPlace celebrated the hard work of its “retail warriors” with a video dance challenge featuring Jer...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Larry is not a threat to Bermuda at present, forecasters said this afternoon.
The closest point of approach of the Category 1 storm is expected to be about 984 miles to the south east of the island at noon next Monday, although the Bermuda ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Government is to tighten Covid-19 safety rules in public schools – just 24 hours after it claimed that stricter regulations were not needed.
The announcement came after one public school – the Bermuda Institute – revealed tonight that it will be ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Health authorities view the island’s vaccination levels as a likely safeguard against the surge of coronavirus cases seen in the spring, the Premier said yesterday.
But David Burt warned he could not rule out further shelter in place lockdowns if the...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 12-year-old schoolboy did not hesitate to take up the challenge to mow 50 lawns for free.
Now, after three and a half years and 50 lawns mowed, Aaron Lugo Jr said he hoped to start his own lawn care company.
Aaron added: “Before this challenge I di...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A stay-at-home father of two has called for increased safety measures on the roads after he narrowly missed a collision with a motorcyclist and later saw that same cyclist involved in a crash.
The father, who asked not to be named, added that riders...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Commissioner of Police was yesterday ordered to hold off on the dismissal of a police officer who claimed he was fired unfairly.
Marcus Uddin was scheduled to be dismissed by August 31, but he applied for the decision to be reviewed by the Suprem...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drink driving motorcyclist who hit a car and a street light was yesterday banned from the roads for 18 months.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Kyle Arkell, 25, was riding on South Road in Paget when he tried to turn left at its junction with Southcot...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s Rhodes scholar traditionally gets a sendoff in the US before they begin their studies.
But the pandemic meant a home ceremony for Kenza Wilks, 22, who headed yesterday for Rhodes House at the University of Oxford.
Christie Hunter-Arscott, t...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell