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Firefighters and police were called to a boat fire in Warwick last night.
A Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said: “BFRS responded with one appliance from the Port Royal Station and a total of four firefighters.
“Upon arrival, fire crews saw a...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Company managers should consider all the alternatives before staff were made redundant, a trade union said yesterday.
The Bermuda Public Services Union said it feared that “unscrupulous employers” could target union members.
Armell Thomas, the BPSU p...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Almost $5.3 million was spent on a string of contracts by the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority last year, the latest figures have revealed.
The news came as the authority announced that the aircraft registry had grown by 13 per cent – 103 aircraft – ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Road safety campaigners today urged motorists to “make better choices” to prevent crashes.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council said that “reckless conduct” was often at the root of traffic accidents.
Dennis Lister III, the chairman, explained: “Travellin...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chief executive of the island’s gambling watchdog said he is expected to lead the training of Bermudians to become industry regulators.
Jean Major said: “It is the intent of the commission that I lead the recruitment and training of Bermudians to...
DATE: Jan 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An investigation into an island-wide power cut last month is almost complete, power firm Belco said yesterday.
A Belco spokesman said the report into the December 18 outage would be sent to industry watchdogs “in due course.”
It is understood that th...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An appeal was yesterday made for people to help identify the child in a 78-year-old mystery photograph found in the papers of a World War Two spymaster.
The photo turned up in a collection of letters linked to Victor Haag, who lived in Bermuda for mo...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police have named the man who died in a crash earlier this week.
O’Dean Phillips lost his life after a he was involved in a motorcycle crash at about 1am on Monday.
The 35-year-old was found unconscious on North Shore Road, Devonshire, near Terceira’...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Flights between Bermuda and the Azores will be able to carry more than 180 passengers, operators have said.
SATA Azores Airlines confirmed its plans for the weekly service to run this summer.
A spokesman said that the route, from Ponta Delgada on São...
DATE: Jan 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police yesterday named a man who died after a crash on Monday.
Oronde Wilson Jr, 28, was the first road fatality of the year.
A police spokesman said that the man suffered serious injuries after his motorbike crashed on Middle Road in Southampton.
Th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter