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A church pastor said yesterday that golf course operators “failed” to stop the “desecration” of graves where Bermudian ancestors were buried.
The Reverend Joseph Whalen told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Losses of Land in Bermuda that the r...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A resident who showed symptoms of the coronavirus has tested positive, the Government announced yesterday.
All of the other 470 results received by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday were clear.
The positive case was classed as local transmission with...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new senior counsel was welcomed to the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Losses of Land in Bermuda yesterday.
Dirk Harrison was appointed to the role after the resignation of Ivan Whitehall QC, last month.
Norma Wade-Miller, the Commission chairw...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A teenager who received a scholarship from a Rotary Club said that the help will extend to her family.
Téja Watson was awarded the Ted Crawford Scholarship in Mathematics and Information Technology.
The Hamilton Rotary Club made the award, which will...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Charity leaders said a final funding push will help get them over the line to complete a life-changing centre for struggling parents and their children.
They praised the kindness of companies who had helped them to turn a former rest home into the Tr...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Technology to track public transport services and the number of passengers will help deliver changes to the timetable, the transport minister said today.
Lawrence Scott added that other Government plans on the horizon included greater enforcement of ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A policeman who took legal action against the Commissioner of Police over an e-mail that told colleagues the officer tested positive for the coronavirus has agreed to an out-of-court settlement.
The amount of the payout was not disclosed, but the Ber...
DATE: Nov 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The regeneration of St George is expected to turn it into a world-class yachting centre, the Minister of Public Works said today.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that rebuilding Bermuda must include the renewal of the East End because it was the ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A trial run has been carried out at the new airport with the biggest commercial aircraft that flies to Bermuda.
British Airways joined Skyport, the airport’s operators, and others to help train staff lastThursday.
A Skyport spokeswoman said: “Skyport...
DATE: Nov 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An integrated service model for healthcare is expected to reduce duplication and increase efficiency, the health minister said today.
Kim Wilson added that the plan to create universal health coverage would develop over “a number of years”.
She told ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter