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Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley has resigned, the Governor said yesterday.
Darrin Simons, the deputy commissioner, will act in the top job until a new appointment is made.
The Royal
Gazette
reported this week that Mr Corbishley was ov...
DATE: Oct 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A community-focused approach was favoured by former Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley and he often gave updates on social media.
Mr Corbishley, who quit yesterday, reintroduced parish constables and made a point of support for Bermuda’s first...
DATE: Oct 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A free webinar about women’s wellness will help to mark breast cancer awareness this month.
The session will be hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre and feature Alaire Godfrey, the managing director at Ultimate Imaging Diagnostic Services.
Tina Laws...
DATE: Oct 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A tropical storm warning is now in effect, the Bermuda Weather Service said this morning.
Hurricane Sam, a major storm, is still tracking to the east of the island.
The Bermuda Weather Service said Sam’s closest point of approach to Bermuda was forec...
DATE: Oct 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents who get vaccinated against the coronavirus at a series of pop-up clinics will be in with a chance of winning a weekend hotel stay.
The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club will host three sessions when people will be treated to lemonade, cookie...
DATE: Oct 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Passengers from a cruise ship that docked in Bermuda this week remained on the island after they tested positive for the coronavirus.
A Ministry of Transport spokeswoman said five people on the Crystal Symphony were infected and stayed at a hotel wi...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A film about how young people are tackling climate change will premiere in a one-off television broadcast on Saturday.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute teamed up with government TV channel CITV to join the global release of Youth Unstoppa...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The ferry service has returned to its regular schedule, the Government announced this morning.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport said that there will be an update later today about when the bus service will resume.
She added: “Minibuses co...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A retail industry leader said it was “somewhat frustrating” that the Government would back overseas shopping in a forthcoming Bermuda Post Office venture.
Lorraine Shailer, head of the retail division of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, was speaking ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The head of a shipping company last night hit out at the Government’s partnership with a US firm to create an international online shopping service.
Kenny Thomson, the president of Mailboxes, said the deal meant that the Bermuda Post Office would sup...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter