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A duo of gas stations have teamed up to give 10 per cent gas discounts to cab drivers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Esso Warwick and Esso Crawl Hill said the discount scheme, which started last Saturday, would run to the end of July, but could be ex...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Fishing has been banned in an area north of St George’s until the end of June to protect a species of fish.
A Government notice said that Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, had ordered an immediate prohibition of fishing in a fish aggregation a...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bus and ferry riders got a bonus this week with the Ministry of Transport extending April passes for both services into May.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it had been “a trying time for all of us”.
He added: “We know that there have be...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rare Bermuda coin - possibly dating back to the 1700s - has sold at auction for more than $30,000.
The coin went under the hammer in London on Tuesday, and was expected to sell for between $7,000 and $11,000, but the successful bidder eventually pa...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An order for unvaccinated travellers to quarantine from next month was defended by David Burt, the Premier, after the threat of a legal challenge was raised last week.
Mr Burt emphasised full details would be given on Thursday, four weeks ahead of th...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The new owners of the historic Cambridge Beaches resort have revealed they are planning a three-year upgrade of the facility.
Dovetail + Co, which describes itself as ’an owner, developer and operator of genuine and imaginative hospitality’, als...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Railway Trail has been adorned with artwork designed to celebrate love.
Nicky Gurret, an artist and architect, used her talents to create The Natural Heart, a piece of “eco art”.
Ms Gurret said she created the piece to give the public “comfort a...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s first virtual Agricultural Exhibition is to go ahead on later this month.
Organisers said the May 21 date was set after weeks of consultation to ensure a socially distanced event in line with the Government’s phased plans for loosening Cov...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Lovers of Bermuda’s iconic Longtail can now watch a chick being raised by its parents in a nest on Nonsuch Island thanks to modern technology.
Following on the wildly popular cahow cam, the longtail cam is a livestream of a chick hatched on April 24...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda recorded another Covid-19 related death on Saturday, bringing the island’s number of fatalities from the disease to 29.
Kim Wilson, the minister of health, confirmed the death in a brief statement on Saturday.
Ms Wilson said: “I am deeply sad...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan