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The Government has pushed back at allegations that it is rubber-stamping the development of environmentally sensitive land, insisting that safeguards are in place to ensure the public is consulted on any development before the bulldozers move in.
In ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A team of Girl Scouts from the US is on the island to take part in an international clean-up operation.
The group, consisting of around 100 members, teamed up with Bermuda’s Girl Guides to clear debris from a beach and neighbouring nature reserves.
T...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An over-the-counter prescription medicine now available on island is proving effective in reducing symptoms of patients who have Covid-19.
The Paxlovid pill – developed by drug company Pfizer, which also manufactures the Covid vaccine – is also helpi...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s ban on same-sex marriage has made international headlines.
In an opinion piece on US news network CNN’s website, journalist Allison Hope praised US politicians for codifying marriage equality in a vote in the House of Representatives earlie...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have named Jahmel Blakeney, 40, as a motorcyclist killed after a three-vehicle collision on Middle Road in Devonshire late on Wednesday night.
The death of the son of former MP and Progressive Labour Party Cabinet minister Glenn Blakeney was t...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Gang violence has increased dramatically in the past ten years despite the best efforts of law enforcement agencies, according to the Commissioner of Police.
Darrin Simons said that the problem will never be resolved by policing alone, and that other...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government is putting pressure on electricity supplier Belco to reduce emissions from its North Power Station.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that the company, along with the Environmental Authority, needed to take “urgent actio...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Same-sex marriages that took place before the practice was outlawed are still valid under a Bill passed in the Senate yesterday.
The Domestic Partnership Amendment Act extends the transitional period during which same-sex marriages could be carried o...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An order granting a resort tax breaks for redevelopment over the next ten years was rubber-stamped in the Senate yesterday.
Under the Tourism Investment Cambridge Beaches Resort and Spa Order, the new owners of the historic west end facility will not...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents are being urged to turn in friends and relatives who have committed crimes in an effort to stop an escalating “crisis” in violent crime on the island.
Michael Weeks, the Minister for National Security, made the call at a public meeting on ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan