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A US Coast Guard ship was arrived in Bermuda yesterday as part of a fisheries enforcement operation.
USCGS Angela McShan is the first of three US Coast Guard ships that will patrol seaward of the Bermuda Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 230 mil...
DATE: Apr 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
P&O Ferries could be hauled before Bermuda’s courts for flouting island labour laws, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The company, which provides passenger ferry services out of Britain to France, Holland and Ireland, hit the headlines last month when i...
DATE: Apr 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A programme that encourages students to learn about environmental sustainability has been given a $10,000 boost.
The Garden Club of Bermuda donated the cash to the Eco-Schools programme, which teaches youngsters eco-friendly practices.
The course is ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 69-year-old man died after he fell into the water off North Shore yesterday.
The Coastguard, police and an ambulance crew went to Penhurst Park dock in Smith’s after they were alerted by a 911 call just before 12.30pm.
A police spokesman said: “The...
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A hearing into the legality of a Commission of Inquiry into allegations of land grabs will be held in the summer.
The hearing was ordered after Raymond Davis, also known as Khalid Wasi, and Myron Piper, asked for a judicial review of the commission i...
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Corporation of Hamilton has extended the deadline for artists to submit suggestions for artwork to go on display in the city.
City Hall had requested that artists submit their suggestions for the 2022 VIVID Public Art Initiative by March 31.
But...
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Supreme Court services hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are getting back to normal, officials said today.
Office hours were cut in January after the court system suffered “extreme staff shortages”.
But a court circular revealed that the Supreme Court and...
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has launched a study of climate change and its potential impact on the island.
The project, the first of its kind for a decade, will involve the compilation of detailed information on weather change in Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man who killed his father has apologised to his family for the frenzied knife attack that led to his death.
Tyshaun Brown told the Supreme Court that he was sorry for the trauma he had inflicted.
He said: “I would like to apologise to my family for...
DATE: Apr 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Britons who have lived abroad for more than 15 years will get the right to vote in British general elections after a legal change was passed in the House of Lords.
British citizens at present lose the right to vote if they have been abroad for more t...
DATE: Apr 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan