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Tourism arrival numbers took another massive hit in the second quarter of this year according to the latest statistics.
Air arrivals dropped by almost 80 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, while there were no cruise ship arrivals.
Charles ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police today released these images of two suspects believed to be involved in a shooting incident on Court Street.
The attack, carried out by two men on a motorcycle on Monday August 2, left a 31-year-old man and a 73-year-old bystander in hospital...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man who Police said had been missing for two days has been found.
Terrence Manger was last seen about noon on Monday near the Church Street entrance to the Washington Mall and was last heard from about 6.30pm the same day
A police spokesman said M...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has produced a policy paper outlining changes to immigration law that will give long-term residents permanent residency rights.
The 11-page document – Securing Permanency for Long-Term Residents – highlights the need “to create a fair, tra...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A nurse who breached the Covid-19 curfew escaped prosecution after she was able to prove she was asked to start her shift earlier than scheduled.
It is believed Sandrina Gifford is the first Magistrates’ Court defendant to escape a penalty for the of...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The leader of the Opposition highlighted Bermuda’s positive relationship with the US in a meeting with new US Consul General Karen Grissette.
Senators Ben Smith and Marcus Jones attended the one-hour meeting alongside Cole Simons, the One Bermuda All...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 1,000 seniors are receiving financial assistance, according to Government figures.
Tinee Furbert, the minister of social development and seniors, yesterday said that 1,037 seniors were currently received aid from the Department of Financial...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Con artists have targeted the elderly in a string of scams, police warned yesterday.
A spokesman highlighted one senior who was contacted by someone who persuaded them to invest “a significant amount of money” in a US business.
But it was later foun...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has accused Government of back-pedalling on immigration reform for political gain.
Jarion Richardson, the OBA shadow minister for Immigration, spoke out after Government on Monday announced that non-Bermudian long...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A nursery school in Southampton was closed yesterday after someone associated with the facility tested positive for Covid-19.
Treetops II preschool in Southampton will now be deep cleaned before it can re-open.
Sarah Oatley, the school’s head teacher...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan