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The first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines is not expected to arrive in Bermuda until early next month, the health minister said yesterday.
Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that Bermuda was expected to receive more than 9,000 doses of the Pfizer C...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The total cost of the new airport project reached almost $400 million - but airport operators Skyport said the expenditure was included in the original plan.
A Skyport spokeswoman said the construction contract price for the new terminal was $274.4 m...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A range of renewable energy sources are being considered for the island’s waters as the Government plans to move forward with its blue economy strategy.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said in the House of Assembly today that offshore win...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A convicted child sex offender has lost an attempt to overturn a civil court ruling against him for the damage done to his victims.
Jonathan Cumberbatch, 58, argued he was not responsible for the lasting psychological harm suffered by his victims and...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
US Customs and Border Control transitioned to the new airport terminal yesterday with new technology on board.
Cletus William, Port Director at CBP Bermuda, said the new terminal includes Simplified Arrival – a touchless international arrival process...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
· Almost $400 million invested in the Bermuda economy
· Almost 400 Bermuda businesses, including vendors and suppliers, contracted for the project
· 885 Bermudians employed as part of the project during the construction phase
· 1.6 million constructi...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Smiles and cheers replaced “anxiety, questions” and controversy yesterday when Delta flight 615 taxied through water cannon blasts and became the first aircraft to officially attach itself to a jetway at the new passenger terminal at LF Wade Internat...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The new airport terminal promises a more convenient and colourful experience for travellers when it opens its doors this morning.
The Royal Gazette took part in a guided tour of the brand new terminal just a day before the first commercial fligh...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The new $250 million terminal at the airport will welcome its first travellers this morning after more than two years of construction.
Airport operations moved to the new building this morning before the first flight of the day – a Delta flight from ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager who robbed a service station with a fake gun was yesterday jailed for more than seven years.
OJ Campbell, 17, was sentenced to five years in jail for the use of an imitation firearm plus two-and-a-half years behind bars for robbery.
The s...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes