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David Burt, the Premier and tourism minister, presented cruise ship captain Terje Hvidsten with a cedar plaque at a welcoming ceremony on Wednesday.
Captain Hvidsten is currently on the island with the cruise ship Viking Orion, which is based out of...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Businesses are being asked to submit bids to design and build a charging station for a new fleet hi-tech electric buses.
The request for proposal was released on the Government website and called for assistance in the “design, build, installation...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A proposed funicular at the Bermudiana Beach Resort will not pose a threat to cliff stability, according to an architect involved in the project.
While the Bermuda National Trust and the Bermuda Audubon Society both raised concerns about the project,...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Harbour Nights is coming back after being cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said the popular Wednesday night event will resume on July 14 and will run through to August 25.
It will be SafeKey event an...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has called on event organisers have a plan to ensure guests can return safely as the summer season ramps up.
A spokesman for the body said transportation plans that include pre-arranged minibuses, taxis or ferried have...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An international children’s charity has donated hampers to 22 families in need.
The families, about 97 people altogether, received cleaning products, masks and gift cards from grocery stores and pharmacies from the Continental Society of Bermuda.
Tra...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
People looking to put on functions for more than 100 guests are being asked not to submit applications until next Monday, June 28.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport, which has taken over responsibility for granting exemptions...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Road works to advance the solar farm at LF Wade International Airport will impact traffic on Kindley Field Road from next week.
The Ministry of Public Works said that Saturn Solar Development, the developer behind the solar farm, will reopen an exist...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Travelling residents are still being blocked from boarding flights to Bermuda because travel regulations listed on Government’s website have not been updated, it has been revealed.
Last Friday, Government jettisoned a controversial directive groundin...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s top magistrate yesterday said that Covid regulations are ‘criminalising people who are otherwise not criminals’.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe told Magistrates’ Court that many breaches of the Public Health Regulations created criminal r...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson