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Government intends to launch a “Covid safe key” programme to open up opportunities for those who have been vaccinated or recently tested negative for Covid-19.
A Government spokeswoman confirmed tonight that a pilot programme had been launched, and t...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s not polluted, it is stable and it burns well – and it turns out that Bermuda beeswax could be the perfect fuel for satellites.
Scientists with MIT’s Space Enabled research group have been given a batch of the beeswax after being approached by th...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The potential side effects of a minimum wage must be considered before action is taken, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
Cordell Riley, the chairman of the Wage Commission, announced last week that the Commission had identified three options for...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Perseverance has paid off for a young man whose life was transformed after taking part in the youth development programme, Beyond Rugby.
After overcoming personal challenges that used to hold him back, Nathan Morgan has graduated with a university de...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s position on Britain’s “amber list” of Covid-19 travel restrictions is “not surprising” in light of the island’s current designation of community transmission for the virus, the Premier said.
But David Burt said he was “confident” that a rev...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Until six years ago, Bermuda wasn’t on Phil Hospod’s radar as a place to visit, or invest in.
But in 2015 his journalist wife was assigned to cover the Bermuda Triangle Challenge running races for a US publication, and the Montreal native was willing...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Artwork at a landmark former HSBC building has been replaced with a new installation as part of the transformation of the old bank into offices and shops.
Untitled (Three Dancing Figures) by pop artist Keith Haring was installed this week on the ...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Work to create a second Covid-safe courtroom is expected to be completed by the end of next month, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
A spokesman for the Ministry said that Magistrates’ Court 4 – which had been used to hold Supreme Court hear...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The post office in Flatts will be closed until next Thursday because of staff shortages, the Government said yesterday.
The spokeswoman confirmed that the office had been shut down since Monday because of staff shortages.
She said: “Residents and bus...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo has partially reopened more than a month after the pandemic forced it to shut its doors.
The attraction, which closed to guests on March 29 in the wake of a spike of Covid-19 cases, began to welcome visitors into...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes