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A former professional athlete overcame a fear of sharks to complete a round-the-island swim at the weekend.
Elliott Wilson emerged from the water at Royal Naval Dockyard after completing the last of 32 legs in the marathon venture, a 68-minute swim ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Covid-19 emergency regulations are to be extended into January next year.
MPs approved the order after Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the coronavirus continued to pose “a severe threat to public health”.
She added that emergency conditions imp...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Laws designed to allow members of mixed-status families to apply for Bermudian status are just the beginning of changes to immigration legislation, the labour minister told the House of Assembly.
Jason Hayward said the “repatriation and mixed-status ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation has changed its name to the Centennial Bermuda Foundation and introduced a new logo.
Tom Conyers, the chairman of the foundation, said the new name helped Centennial establish itself as an independent, private foundati...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pressure group is to present a live public forum tonight (TUES) featuring international experts on the use of controversial 5G telecommunications technology.
The forum, organised by the Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technology and hosted by Eugene Dea...
DATE: Nov 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
DATE: Nov 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
Bermuda will mark World Road Safety Week with a special event on Wednesday.
The Road Safety Council said City Hall in Hamilton would be the venue and the commemoration will feature speakers, exhibitions and demonstrations from key figures the fight a...
DATE: Nov 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A trial run has been carried out at the new airport with the biggest commercial aircraft that flies to Bermuda.
British Airways joined Skyport, the airport’s operators, and others to help train staff lastThursday.
A Skyport spokeswoman said: “Skyport...
DATE: Nov 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Yesterday’s revised Budget gave us a much clearer picture of the hammer blow that Covid-19 has dealt to public finances.
An eye-watering $295 million government deficit for the year ended March 31, 2021, is partly the result of ramping up spending t...
DATE: Nov 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
The health ministry has been ordered to process a request for information on cannabis after the Information Commissioner stepped in.
The move came after health ministry denied a Pati request for its external correspondence about cannabis, cannabinoid...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall