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Broken-down buses caused major route cancellations this week - even though most schools are on holiday, which eased pressure on the service.
The Department of Public Tranportation said 180 bus runs were cancelled this week, down from 227 the week bef...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas will make 19 trips to Bermuda over next year’s cruise ship season.
The ship will make 15 voyages from Cape Liberty in New Jersey between May and October and spend two days berthed at King’s Wharf in Dockyard.
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DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The steps of City Hall in Hamilton offered a welcome return to the stage yesterday for singer Joy T Barnum.
Ms Barnum kicked off the Creatives Live! series from the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs with an hour’s music based on St Valenti...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Parliamentary watchdog held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee met days before the House of Assembly is scheduled to return next Friday after its Christmas break.
Newly-appointed members of the PAC held t...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Non-residents who were given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine despite not being eligible will get the second shot, the Government said today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “There were only a few, and two persons are long term visito...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police and transport control officials will join forces for a crackdown on roads violations on Monday and Tuesday, it was announced today.
A police spokesman said officers and Transport Control Department staff would be operating in the east and west...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A historic home and museum has closed for renovations designed to make it more welcoming to visitors.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda National Trust said Verdmont, in Smith’s, was expected to be shut until the spring for installation of a security and ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A history teacher and author of a groundbreaking book that helped lift the lid on slavery in Bermuda has died.
James E Smith was 82.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Mr Smith wrote “extensively about slavery and the fight for Bla...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Bermuda’s newest hotel has started to take bookings in advance of its opening later in the year.
The Marriot website highlighted the St Regis Hotel in St George’s as a “haven of oceanfront elegance” steps away from St Catherine’s Beach.
The website t...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to turn a derelict Government building into a boutique guesthouse have been given the green light by planners.
The project was recommended for approval by the Department of Planning, which said the change would be a benefit to the area.
The pl...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes