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Members of a rugby club scrummed down to raise more than $4,000 to help staff laid off from a bar and restaurant over the coronavirus crisis.
Desmond Nash, the president of Renegades RFC, said: “As a result of the business lockdown in Bermuda during ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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Fresh life will be breathed into a Front Street fixture when a home furnishings and art shop opens its doors this week.
The former Bluck’s of Bermuda has become a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which will sell new or slightly used items to help suppor...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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The public was asked to help build a “wall of hope” to support people living with diabetes in a campaign launched today.
The Bermuda Diabetes Association said it hoped people would want to recognise loved ones as part of a fundraising drive for its n...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Teenagers said yesterday that it was important to break down barriers and unite in the battle against racism and inequality.
McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, Ywione Darrell and Nizae Douglas, members of the island’s Youth Parliament, were speaking before a pla...
DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly led tributes yesterday to civil rights hero Eva Hodgson.
Derrick Burgess told MPs during a virtual sitting that Dr Hodgson, who died last week, “loved her family and will be deeply missed”.
He said: “Since ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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Politics
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Fiona McWhirter
Members of Parliament passed legislation yesterday that will mean a curfew can be imposed for up to a week at a time.
David Burt, the Premier, explained that the Summary Offences Amendment Act 2020 was designed to “broaden the Governor’s power to ord...
DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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Politics
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Fiona McWhirter
Changes to laws will offer increased public scrutiny on the introduction of emergency measures, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt explained that the Emergency Powers Amendment Act 2020 would clarify the legal position “to ensure greater transpar...
DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Young black people who found themselves in court often implied they felt like voiceless “pariahs”, the island’s senior magistrate said yesterday.
Juan Wolffe added that, based on his observations of people who appeared in civil, criminal and family c...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Groups of up to 20 people could be allowed to gather in the third phase of the island’s reopening, the Premier said today.
David Burt added that the Continuing Precautions Regulations were expected to be amended to allow Wayne Caines, the national se...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Almost 200 people raised more than $5,000 to help families in need after they joined a virtual race on the Bermuda Day holiday.
The event was organised by members of the Mid Atlantic Athletic Club who wanted to uphold the tradition of running despite...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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