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Efforts to secure the refurbishment of the island’s largest hotel, closed since last October, remain in the pipeline according to David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt closed this week’s Covid-19 press conference by thanking the Fairmont Southampton resor...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Details of this year’s signature Emancipation Celebration event focusing on Bermuda’s cultural ties to Africa were shared in the Senate yesterday.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said ‘The Resilience of the African Spirit’ the...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government has renewed its warning of fake Covid-19 vaccination certificate e-mails circulating.
A health ministry spokeswoman said that e-mails claiming to be from the ministry or “the Covid-19 vaccine team” informing recipients of an error in their...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Nasa and the Department of Energy have come together to offer two virtual events for middle and high school students next week.
On Monday morning, Nasa will offer students a virtual tour of its launch facility at Wallops Island in Virginia.
The site ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority will be permitted to keep its operating fund in interest-bearing bank accounts either in Bermuda or abroad senators have agreed.
There were no objections to the passing of The Civil Aviation Authority Amendment Bi...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s stakeholders must work in unison for tourism to thrive in the Olde Towne, a One Bermuda Alliance candidate said today.
Tia Smith said that a consistent ferry service connecting St George’s, “the historical heartbeat of Bermuda”, to the rest...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Motorists are advised that two new speed bumps have been installed on Cemetery Road near the Belco power plant.
Motorists are being asked to proceed with caution as they travel through the area.
Wayne Caines, the president of Belco, said: “Today we a...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The couple at the centre of the storm over mandatory quarantine will appear in Magistrates’ Court this morning as police last night warned that anyone refusing to adhere to mandatory supervised quarantine rules will be “detained, arrested and prosecu...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 87 per cent of the population would need to be vaccinated in order to achieve herd immunity from Covid-19 variants, according to a government scientist.
Carika Weldon made the recommendation in an affidavit last month after a number of posi...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Cruise ship Crystal Symphony will be making a series of visits to Bermuda starting next month, it has been confirmed.
The liner will make 13 trips to the island and will berth at Dockyard for two nights while here.
The first four trips will depart f...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan