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The Opposition leader claimed tonight that the creation of a group designed to boost business development indicated that previous strategies had “failed”.
Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said that on the same day that David Burt, th...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
A young woman who was Called to the Bar last week said that getting through tough times on her journey to success helped to pave the way for a career in law.
Kemilah Swan was welcomed to Bermuda’s legal profession in a courtroom packed with family, f...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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The body of a 54-year-old man was found at the foot of a staircase last week, police confirmed yesterday.
Simon Hodgson, who it was understood lived in the City of Hamilton, was found unresponsive at the bottom of the outdoor stairs by a guest at the...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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An Opposition MP fears that the police budget could be cut by $4 million.
Ben Smith, the Shadow Minister of National Security, asked yesterday if the island could afford to “slash” spending on law enforcement.
He said: “I am greatly concerned by repo...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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Politics
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Fiona McWhirter
Parents were urged to keep their children off school if they showed signs of whooping cough after two confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness.
Staff at Somersfield Academy announced a string of precautionary measures yesterday in efforts to ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A US boatyard has dropped its legal action against the charity that runs the sail training ship Spirit of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation said it paid almost $45,000 to Rockport Marine “under duress” days after the lawsuit was launched last Oct...
DATE: Feb 01, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A pet has returned to her family after five days missing.
Juno, a five-year-old black Labrador, ran away from her new home in Devonshire last week just days after her owners moved in.
The dog was not wearing a collar when she escaped on January 21, b...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Three men were arrested in connection with Wednesday’s raid at a Hamilton business, police said yesterday.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro, of the Bermuda Police Service crime division, explained: “Three men were taken into custody overnight ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermudian teenager and her fellow Amnesty International club members demanded “justice” for a young woman who died at a US treatment centre after she was referred there by the island’s child protection agency.
Sierra Brangman, who grew up in foster...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
Armed robbers carried out a smash-and-grab raid in Hamilton jewellery and luxury goods store yesterday.
Two raiders, one armed with what appeared to be a handgun, rode into the Washington Mall and smashed display cases at the shopping centre’s Gold S...
DATE: Jan 30, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter