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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
More than 800 applications have come in for workers from overseas looking for one-year residency in Bermuda, the labour minister has revealed.
Jason Hayward said more than 700 of them had been approved, which would substantially bolster the 400 now r...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism experts have backed the Government’s plans to bring in extra restrictions for unvaccinated travellers.
The 14-day supervised quarantine for non-immunised travellers, which will come into force on June 6, was endorsed by the Bermuda Tourism Au...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A report revealing the public’s views on a proposal to close nine primary schools, renovate nine others and build a new primary school in Devonshire will be released by the end of June, the Ministry of Education has promised.
Consultation on the Prop...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Details on the implementation of a minimum wage for the island are to be made public this week, capping years of discussion.
Setting a minimum wage should boost jobs for Bermudians and improve pay across the board, according to Jason Hayward, the lab...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell