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The island’s vets are scrambling to coordinate an emergency vaccination drive for dogs as an outbreak of a fast-spreading virus takes an increasing toll.
The Bermuda Veterinary Association held a discussion on Thursday night with all the island’s cli...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The City of Hamilton has launched a renovation effort to bolster a Front Street event space.
Patrick Cooper, City Engineer, said the Corporation hopes to reopen the former No. 6 Shed for the Christmas season with a host of improvements to make it a b...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College has introduced a raft of safety measures including weekly saliva testing for students in light of the prevalence of the Covid-19 Delta variant.
As of August 30, students returning to-face-to-face classes must show a negative Covid-19...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
There will be detours on bus routes 8c and 3 this weekend.
Bus route 8c will bypass Cedar Hill in Warwick on Saturday and Sunday owing to ongoing trench work preventing road access.
Road works in the Warwick Post Office area will continue until fur...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The first cohort of graduates from a new hospitality service training programme have officially been certified.
Fourteen trainees were handed certificates on Thursday for completing the Learn to Earn programme.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two motorcycles collided on South Road, Smiths near Collector’s Hill on Thursday afternoon.
At about 5.50pm, police attended the crash near the car park at Collector’s Hill Apothecary.
Police reported that the rider of a motorcycle travelling east w...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An island flying fox rests in the Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo’s Australasia exhibit. Native to the Indo-Pacific, the bats feed primarily on fruit, although they also enjoy flowers and nectar. (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has called on motorists to not drink and drive so they can “arrive alive”.
A BRSC spokesman said: “The summer months always bring about a festive mood. Often linked to that is an increase in the consumption of alcoholi...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who died after he lost control of his motorcycle while being followed by police has been named as 25-year-old Keija Simmons.
Police today confirmed Mr Simmons as Bermuda’s seventh road fatality of 2021, and said the matter had been referred to ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
When Dakhari Wade began working as a landscape gardener he discovered parts of the island he never knew existed.
The young horticulturalist, a recent recipient of a scholarship from the Garden Club of Bermuda, said he has had the privilege of visiti...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan