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A charity set up in the name of Olympic triathlon champion Flora Duffy to sponsor budding sports stars has been given $10,000 by a bank.
The cash was donated to the Flora Fund by Clarien Bank.
Ms Duffy said: “Looking back, as I cannot help but do thi...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is set to lose its direct air service to Boston, a major US gateway city, when JetBlue airlines cuts its service at the end of this month.
The quick flight to Boston is a popular link for Bermudian students in the US as well as for medical tr...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell enjoyed a friendly relationship with Bermuda and its former premier Sir John Swan in particular.
Worldwide, the soldier and diplomat was perhaps best known for his prominent role in the US inva...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
It was quite a day for Flora Duffy who will now see her name emblazoned around the island in recognition of her historic Olympic gold medal.
During a national holiday honouring Flora yesterday, the National Stadium was named the Flora Duffy South Fie...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Union heads have called on their members to get vaccinated, highlighting the “alarming numbers” of deaths from Covid-19.
The Bermuda Industrial Union’s executive sent out the letter on Friday to all its members, urging people to speak with their fami...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian aid worker who devoted the last 12 years to building a better life for Haitian children said that conditions in the stricken Caribbean country had descended to the worst he had ever seen.
“I have seen devastation, but this is a whole diff...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 58-year-old man was critically ill in intensive care after a crash with a car.
Police said that at about 6pm on Sunday the emergency services were called to an accident on Middle Road, Flatts.
A police spokesman said: “The pedal cyclist, a 58-year-...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An environmental campaign group has backed Government’s drive to rid the island of single-use plastics – but has acknowledged that the initiative “may be challenging”.
In a statement released yesterday the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfor...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The education minister defended a Covid-19 testing policy for children returning to school, saying he was “honestly not following” why parents would not want to know their child’s status before going back to the classroom.
Diallo Rabain took to socia...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A British MP whose life was claimed in a knife attack on Friday was a champion for plans by a Bermuda charity to open a dedicated dementia care centre.
Sir David Amess, Conservative MP for Southend West in Essex, was also chairman of the Britain...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell