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A new species of ray has settled in island waters, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday.
Mark Outerbridge, a senior biodiversity officer at the department, said in the latest Envirotalk newsletter it appeared that a popu...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Peter tonight remained on course to approach Bermuda late in the week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the storm’s closest point of approach in three days would be 442 miles south-southwest of the island at 6pm on Thursday.
But the st...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The United States will ease travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers in November, the White House announced today.
The changes would not directly impact travel between Bermuda and the US, but would open the door for those who have recently been ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Organisers have announced the postponement of Oktoberfest in Dockyard until at least the end of the year.
Philip Barnett, president of Island Restaurant Group, said the move was forced by heightened restrictions imposed because of the Covid-19 crisis...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
England is to ease travel restrictions for arrivals from Covid-19 low-risk countries, including Bermuda, next month.
Anyone flying to England from destinations designated as low-risk from October 4 will not have to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Plans to expand the concession at Horseshoe Bay with new stores and restaurants have been submitted to planners.
Horseshoe Bay Live has proposed extensive renovations to the existing facilities at the western side of the Southampton beach to create a...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s hard to imagine what life was like 100 years ago. Back in the 1920s, Bermuda really was a different world.
There were no cars or television sets, no telephones, no freshly imported good flying in from foreign shores, none of today’s modern luxu...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority reacted with dismay last night to news that the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championship had to be postponed amid soaring cases of Covid-19.
The event next month was poised to bring relief to an economy hit ha...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four people have died this weekend from Covid-19, bringing the death toll from coronavirus to 42, while the number of active cases of the virus has soared to 1,427.
Outbreaks of the virus have also been reported in “several” long-term care homes, aff...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Striking bus drivers have dismissed claims by Department of Transport chiefs that staff safety is a priority – after revealing that more than 30 operators have been struck down or affected by the Covid-19 virus.
Bus services ground to a halt late on ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan