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Temporary changes to Parliamentarians’ salaries and pension contributions equated to a reduction in pay, the Minister of Finance insisted.
Curtis Dickinson dismissed a notion put forward by Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, last F...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A scheme to help tackle chronic diseases has awarded almost $1 million in grants, the Bermuda Health Council announced today.
The Chronic Disease Innovation Programme approved nine grants that totalled $922,080 and a planning grant of $37,500 between...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A suspended police officer could face a criminal investigation over a social-media post made just before a march in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Commissioner of Police said yesterday.
Stephen Corbishley vowed not to “brush things u...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Camping over the Cup Match weekend will be allowed to go ahead after a change in Covid-19 regulations this week.
The relaxation meant that people can stay overnight in tents, as long as they do not leave the campsite between midnight and 5am, except ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a former football team manager.
It was alleged that Tyshaun Brown unlawfully killed Amon Brown in Warwick on July 8, in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The 26-year-old did not enter a plea because ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man was accused yesterday of an attempted gun murder.
It was alleged in Magistrates’ Court that Taaj Muhammad attempted “unlawfully to cause the death of” Kenneth Wade on June 13.
He was also charged with using a firearm in an indictable offence.
M...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An updated mail franking system was announced today in a partnership between the Bermuda Post Office and a local business.
Susan Moore-Williams, the acting Postmaster General, said that the BPO in collaboration with AF Smith, an office supplies and e...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a footballer more than 18 months ago.
It was alleged in Magistrates’ Court that Taaj Muhammad, from St George’s, unlawfully killed Ronniko Burchall on December 30, 2018,
The 25-year-old was also...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police warned the public today about a scam e-mail that used the Premier’s name to promote a bogus investment opportunity.
A police spokesman said that the e-mail, which called David Burt “Prime Minister Burt”, asked people to invest in a cryptocurre...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A police officer was suspended with pay yesterday “in relation to ongoing discipline matters”, the Bermuda Police Service said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said: “Please be reminded suspension is never a finding of guilt.
“Rather, ha...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter