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A reward of up to $3,000 was offered yesterday for information that will help to find a missing young mother.
Crime Stoppers said that Chavelle Dillon-Burgess’s family and friends had been “torn apart over the last month” while her whereabouts were u...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
A student spent weeks in quarantine and lockdown as part of an international team that designed an online tool to track potential cases of Covid-19.
Gabe Jones, who is studying computer science at the University of Edinburgh, teamed up with Lee McArt...
DATE: May 08, 2020
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Health
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Fiona McWhirter
Residents were reminded by the police today that curfew hours are between 7pm and 7am as the island faces an additional two weeks of shelter in place measures.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes said the start time for the overnight restr...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Health
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Fiona McWhirter
Stranded students affected by the coronavirus pandemic could be returned to Bermuda by an “air bridge”, the Premier said last night.
David Burt added that he felt morally obliged to look after people stuck in other countries.
The Premier said that an...
DATE: Mar 30, 2020
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Schoolboys aged just 14 and 15 were locked up at the Co-Ed Facility as recently as this year despite laws designed to prevent the detention of children unless in exceptional circumstances.
Ian Kawaley, a former Chief Justice, ruled in 2012 that a sen...
DATE: Dec 09, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A 49-year-old mother said youngsters sent for treatment overseas returned to Bermuda “traumatised”.
She explained that two of her children spent time in US institutions when they were teenagers and her daughter claimed she was sexually abused by a co...
DATE: Dec 09, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
The number of people expected to visit Bermuda by cruise ship in 2020 is 1,000 less than the 544,000 predicted for this year.
A government announcement this week said that next year’s schedule included “more total calls, more passengers, and more vis...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A former attorney-general and expert in space law claimed yesterday that a comprehensive plan was needed for Bermuda to capitalise on its satellite slots.
Philip Perinchief said the country had to have a more aggressive approach to make sure the isla...
DATE: Aug 07, 2019
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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
City businesses were reminded about how they can play a part to reduce the number of rodents on Hamilton streets.
They were asked to keep bin lids closed and to clean bins regularly to prevent an “open invitation” to rats, that appeared to be plaguin...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter