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Flights to and from England could be affected after it emerged yesterday that British Airways pilots voted to strike in a long-running dispute over pay.
The British Airlines Pilots Association said industrial action was supported by more than nine to...
DATE: Jul 23, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Members of the gay community will spread the message that they belong to Bermuda at the island’s first Pride parade, its organisers said yesterday.
Chen Foley, Liz Christopher and David Northcott unveiled plans and a specially designed logo for the e...
DATE: Jul 23, 2019
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Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Better communication among government departments, police and other agencies could help to prevent vulnerable children from “falling through the cracks”, a child protection group said yesterday.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children added that...
DATE: Jul 23, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Hospitals have joined the list of places off-limits to drones from today.
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority made areas around the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Paget and the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in Devonshire no-fly zones for con...
DATE: Jul 23, 2019
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Other
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Fiona McWhirter
An attempt was made to “cover up” the people responsible for “violence” when protesters were pepper-sprayed outside Parliament, the Premier has claimed.
David Burt said his government would keep pursuing the truth about what happened during a demonst...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man was in custody last night after he allegedly caused a disturbance on a flight from England, which had to be diverted to Bermuda.
A police spokesman explained: “It appears that a TUI Airways flight en route from Manchester, UK, diverted to LF Wa...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police have launched an investigation after five tourists on jet skis were “abandoned” at sea by their tour guide without ignition keys for the craft.
The cruise ship visitors were rescued by a passing boat, which started to tow the machines to shore...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A set of stamps has been released to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Bermuda Floating Dock.
It took about 1,400 workers nearly three years to complete the structure at a shipyard in North Woolwich, England.
On June 24, 1869, HM Floating Dock...
DATE: Jul 21, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A footballer was jailed for five years yesterday after he caused the death of a young father when he punched him.
Rakeem DeShields, 26, attacked Dejon Simmons in an early morning incident near the Cosmopolitan nightclub on Front Street, Hamilton on M...
DATE: Jul 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
One person received $48,000 among government payouts to demonstrators hit by pepper spray during the airport protest of December 2, 2016, the House of Assembly heard last night.
It was said to be among 28 settlements made in money drawn from the Roya...
DATE: Jul 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter