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A group of people were reported to be fighting in a Devonshire car park in the early hours of yesterday.
Police attended North Shore Road at about 1.45am.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said: “Initial information suggested that an altercation inv...
DATE: Nov 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A rare print of a watercolour by Charles, Prince of Wales is to go on show at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
The heir to the throne donated the artwork, which will be displayed with a video message from him to mark Masterworks’ decade in its ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Motorcycle riders were believed to have fought after their bikes crashed on the Causeway.
Police were called to an incident at about 9.30pm on Sunday but did not find anyone who had been involved.
However, officers discovered a damaged bike.
A Bermud...
DATE: Nov 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parents and students can learn more about bursaries for next year’s middle school pupils at an event this week.
Mount Saint Agnes Academy, in Hamilton, will hold an information session and tour of the school on Thursday to showcase what it has to off...
DATE: Nov 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A plan to make it easier for people to stay on at work after their 65th birthday was welcomed yesterday. Age Concern Bermuda said the move was “in the right direction” as the island grappled with an ageing population.
But the charity said it wanted m...
DATE: Nov 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A top business leader backed the Government’s Throne Speech bid to help people who struggled with Bermuda’s high cost of living.
John Wight, the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce president, said the speech was right to focus on people caught in the gap bet...
DATE: Nov 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Proposed rules to crack down on loan sharks are understood to have been revised after public consultation.
The Debt Collection Act 2018 will be tabled in Parliament today after an initial draft was reworked to tackle concerns raised by lawyers, busin...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A nursery shut down after a 12-month-old boy suffered a serious head injury has filed an appeal against the Government’s closure order, a lawyer for the daycare centre said yesterday.
Heavenly Blessings Nursery and Preschool was told to cease operati...
DATE: Nov 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Cabinet shake-up will increase the ministerial salary bill by nearly 20 per cent.
The new total is $1,338,964, an increase of $221,851 on the $1,117,113 bill before last week’s Cabinet reshuffle.
It is also a significant spike compared with the las...
DATE: Nov 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Land has been cleared for a team of young people to grow crops in a scheme designed to keep them away from crime.
Three acres are now ready for planting as part of the Government’s “Redemption Farm” scheme.
Wayne Caines, the national security ministe...
DATE: Nov 07, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter