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The first phase in the Government’s plan to reduce single-use plastics will start in this parliamentary session, the Minister of Home Affairs confirmed.
Walter Roban said that the plan was to make sure of "the most positive impact on the environment ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A final call was made for leaders in areas such as social services, youth development and education to register for a training programme about ways to support staff through a supervision framework.
The sessions, over two days, are expected to help at...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Seven police officers were congratulated by their superiors for work ranging from roadside sobriety checks to filing records for prosecutors.
A post on the Bermuda Police Service Facebook page said: “Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons and his Bermu...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Wreaths will be laid today by the Governor, the Premier and other dignitaries as the island remembers people who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
The Remembrance Day Parade will take place on Front Street, with activities starting at 10.30...
DATE: Nov 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police appealed for help today to identify two people and the motorbike they were riding after an incident in Pembroke.
It was understood that a gun may have been used in an attempted robbery last week.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said: “An in...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
At least 33 children aged 5 and under were so far this year infected by a respiratory virus that may have spread more quickly after Covid-19 public health measures were relaxed.
Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said there was a group of ch...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Ferry services resumed today after they were suspended owing to poor weather yesterday.
A government spokeswoman said: “The Department of Marine and Ports Services has resumed service on the Green and Blue ferry routes this morning.
“For the ferry s...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
People with O positive blood were asked to donate after an emergency reduced stocks of the blood type.
Donors were asked to make an appointment, although the Bermuda Hospitals Board added that “walk-ins are accepted”.
Eyitayo Fakunle, a consultant ha...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Services on the Green and Blue ferry routes were suspended today owing to strong winds.
A government spokeswoman said: “The Department of Marine and Ports Services has suspended the Green and Blue ferry routes due to the current inclement weather.
“S...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A disputes specialist believes that a planned international arbitration centre is overambitious and that Bermuda could instead become a hub for the hearings using modest office space.
Mark Chudleigh, a partner at the law firm Kennedys, added that it ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter