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Bermuda’s “physical heritage” and one-of-a-kind ecosystems could be put in jeopardy by climate change, a British member of the House of Lords warned.
Baroness Andrews of Southover said that rising temperatures and higher humidity could erode Bermuda’...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Dutch authorities have released an aircraft operated by a Bermudian aviation group that was involved in an incident that left two people injured.
Longtail Aviation will fly a replacement engine to Belgium after its Boeing 747 lost parts of its engin...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Bermuda Regiment today paid a visit to new recruits on their first field exercise.
Governor Rena Lalgie visited about 50 new soldiers as they got to grips with life on manoeuvres at Hog Bay Park in Sandys.
Ms Lalg...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art has launched a fundraising campaign called “183 and the Power of WE” – calling on people to donate $183.
Executive Director, Risa Hunter said: “183 and the Power of WE” is a significant campaign title for several rea...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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Plans to court immigrants who could bring investment into Bermuda got a lukewarm assessment from economic experts yesterday.
Nathan Kowalski, the chief financial officer of Anchor Investment Management, backed the Economic Investment Certificate prog...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The St Regis hotel and its Five Forts Golf Course will open its doors to guests on May 22, it was revealed yesterday.
The news came as the St George’s hotel today posted advertisements for more than 31 roles in today’s edition of The Royal Gazette.
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DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has used controversial cannabis legislation as part of a breakaway move from the UK, a shadow minister claimed yesterday.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow minister of national security, said that drug reform had been used to pick a fight wi...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An investigation into a ferry pilot convicted of driving a public ferry into a floating dock while impaired has been completed, the Department of Marine & Ports has revealed.
A recommendation for disciplinary action against Ascot Lightbourne, 60, has...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Ministry of Health last night confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus.
The results were among 1,400 test results that came back to health officials.
A health ministry spokeswoman said all of the cases were Bermudians who had returned from ove...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An 86-year-old man convicted of child sex offences from more than 40 years ago has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
Robert Smith, 86, was jailed for six months for a string of sex offences committed in 1977 against an 11-year-old b...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes