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A former Bermuda Idol winner who had to be airlifted overseas for life-saving medical treatment has returned home.
Latosha Codrington, a singer in clubs and churches across the island, suffered a heart attack last week and later developed a bloo...
DATE: May 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s workers have been praised for carrying out their duties in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jason Hayward, the minister of labour, issued a statement today – the International Day of Workers – applauding workers for their diligence and ef...
DATE: May 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A woman seriously injured in a crash has been flown overseas for medical treatment.
The 20-year-old motorcyclist suffered major head injuries after her macine was in collision with a truck at the junction of Middle Road and Verdmont Road, in Smith’s,...
DATE: Apr 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Sir John Swan, a former premier, dismissed claims yesterday that the island’s property and development industries were once like “the Wild West” in which corruption was rampant.
Sir John was speaking at yesterday’s session of the Commission of Inquir...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A section of road in Smith’s Parish was closed last night after a serious crash.
Details of the crash on Middle Road have yet to be provided.
But The Royal Gazette understands a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when his machine was in collisio...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda was last night hailed as a world-class destination for sports events after the climax of the weekend’s international sailing tournament.
Sir Russell Coutts, the CEO of race series SailGP, said it was unlikely that any other country could have...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Antiracism campaigners will hold a forum on how Black men have been pictured as inferior and a threat to the corporate world next week.
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda has assembled a panel to discuss “Black Masculinity and Legacies of Subjugati...
DATE: Apr 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A fund set up to help pay massive medical bills for a singer with a life-threatening condition has raised almost $50,000 in just two days.
The appeal was launched after Latosha Codrington, who won the Bermuda Idol singing contest in 2013, suffered a...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Ferry services have been scaled back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a ministry of transport spokeswoman, the Hamilton Ferry Terminal will remain closed until further notice.
While the majority of ferry services are in operation...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An inquiry into last December’s island-wide power outage has submitted its findings to the Regulatory Authority.
But despite being given the all-clear to release it by regulators, the report has yet to be made public.
The island was hit by a day-long...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan