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The developers behind the St Regis hotel project have asked for retroactive approval for several changes to the hotel's design weeks before it is set to open.
An application, submitted to the Development Applications Board this week on behalf of dev...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Reaching herd immunity against the coronavirus in a month’s time could prove elusive, but the island’s ultimate goal is to eliminate local transmission of the virus, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt said the target was for 70 per cent of the po...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians are being urged to support an appeal to help people in St Vincent where a volcanic eruption has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.
The West Indian Association for St Vincent and the Grenadines (WIA), said plumes of ash from ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drive-through vaccination centre will be in operation today.
According to The Royal Bermuda Regiment, the service will be available from 10am until 2pm at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel’s Turtle Hill golf club car park. Entrance is from South Shore...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A driver whose car hit a tree before flipping over was banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday after admitting to drink driving.
Patrick Abuyulan, 35, pleaded guilty to the offence during a virtual Magistrates’ Court hearing.
The court heard th...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Residents who do not take the Covid-19 vaccine could be unlawfully discriminated against, according to the Human Rights Commission.
And the organisation has warned that Government must allow for people’s exceptions in personal circumstances before it...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government made “significant investments” to allow civil servants to work from home, the Premier said yesterday.
However no decision has yet been made about keeping Government employees at home to work as a cost-cutting measure.
In a wide-ranging...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A programme created to empower girls and young women will return this summer after a two-year hiatus.
She Leads: A Real World Readiness Programme is now accepting submissions for its week-long life skills course at the start of July.
The course, ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Efforts to improve the East End’s water and waste water infrastructure continue to move forward.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, has said the $5 million project would be a template for an island-wide water and waste water m...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors will host an online panel discussion on holistic wellness today.
Tinee Furbert, the minister for seniors, said Government had received requests for information on the subject from families and care give...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan