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Traffic over a St George’s bridge will be reduced to a single lane at the weekend for maintenance work.
The work at Longbird Bridge will be carried out by Government workers on Sunday between 7.30am and 6pm.
A notice in the Official Gazette said: “Th...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
High winds and heavy rain are expected today but the island is expected to escape the worst of Hurricane Larry, forecasters said.
The Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday a Tropical Storm Warning was in force and the Category 2 hurricane was still...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal-winner returned to the spotlight last night at the US Open tennis championships as part of efforts to promote the island.
Triathlon superstar Flora Duffy was a guest on the US Open Facebook Live show The Changeover ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Employers have been asked to be considerate to staff whose children will return to remote learning this week because of the increase in Covid-19 cases.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said: “We want parents to know that we recognise that th...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A surge in test demand has put staff in the lab leading the fight against Covid-19 under increased pressure.
Carika Weldon, who heads Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory in the East End, said on Twitter that staff had worked long hours – and some had al...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An international tech company could bring satellite broadband service to Bermuda next year.
SpaceX – the company behind a series of recent rocket launches – has yet to launch its Starlink satellite internet service, but people who tried to sign up la...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hamilton ferry terminal’s ticket office has shut until further notice because of staff shortages.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Marine and Ports said people who wanted to use the ferry should make sure they had the correct fare.
The spokesw...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s Covid-19 death toll has risen to 35, it was announced last night.
Health officials added that 225 new cases of the coronavirus had been detected among 10,984 test results that had come back since the last update – a positivity rate of 2 ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An overflow intensive care unit is to be pressed into service as the hospital braces itself for a surge in Covid-19 cases, it emerged tonight.
The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute will also introduce visiting ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tropical storm watch came into force yesterday as Hurricane Larry churned towards Bermuda.
The storm is expected to pass 173 miles east northeast of the island about 3pm tomorrow – but storm conditions could still cause problems.
The Bermuda Weathe...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes