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A tropical storm is not a threat to Bermuda at this time, forecasters said this morning.
TS Henri was said to be 510 miles west-southwest of the island and moving west-northwest at about 8mph at 6am today.
Its closest point of approach is expected to...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Government-run programme that gave Bermudian students internships ended last week with two careers guidance webinars.
The Department of Workforce Development’s summer employment programme put 75 students in summer placements across the Government, ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
University students got a cash boost from a bank to help them finish their studies.
Tierrai Tull and Isaiah Wales, two Bermudian students, were given $25,000 a year for the rest of their undergraduate degrees by Butterfield Bank.
They were among...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Tougher regulations designed to curb the spread of Covid-19 will come into force at 6pm tomorrow, the Government announced tonight.
The SafeKey system for indoor public spaces where masks can be removed will be introduced for indoor dining, bars, clu...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An end to end charity walk to raise money for a safe house for LGBTQ young people has been cancelled.
Mark Anderson, the man behind the “Queen of Bermuda” Sybil Barrington, yesterday postponed the event, which was supposed to start this morning at 4a...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police this morning thanked the public for help tracking down people involved in a fight in a west end restaurant.
The altercation came to the attention of the police after a recording of the fight spread on social media.
A police spokeswoman sai...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have shut down suggestions that drugs were found on island beaches after a video was posted on social media.
A police spokeswoman said officers were sure the footage was not shot on the island.
She added: "The Bermuda Police Service is aware o...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A wife and husband say they are lucky to be alive after lightning hit their house blowing out a ceiling, cracking a chimney, smashing a glass fire guard and causing electrical explosions.
Lorna and Paul Singh were in their house on Rockywold Drive in...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Buses services remain sidelined this afternoon, despite hopes that a resolution to the three-day dispute had been found.
An agreement, which was thrashed out last night following late night negotiations, was expected to be rubber stamped in a union v...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The “Queen of Bermuda” is to cover the end to end course to raise cash for a safe house for LGBTQ young people.
Mark Anderson, the man behind Sybil Barrington, said the creation of a special centre had been a dream for a long time.
He explained he wa...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson