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Motorists are advised that two new speed bumps have been installed on Cemetery Road near the Belco power plant.
Motorists are being asked to proceed with caution as they travel through the area.
Wayne Caines, the president of Belco, said: “Today we a...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 87 per cent of the population would need to be vaccinated in order to achieve herd immunity from Covid-19 variants, according to a government scientist.
Carika Weldon made the recommendation in an affidavit last month after a number of posi...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Cruise ship Crystal Symphony will be making a series of visits to Bermuda starting next month, it has been confirmed.
The liner will make 13 trips to the island and will berth at Dockyard for two nights while here.
The first four trips will depart f...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A senior civil servant was told last month of concerns over a $3.2 million contract to install solar panels at the National Sports Centre.
Jennifer Attride-Stirling, the permanent secretary of the ministry of sport was told about the concerns at a m...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest recruits have been praised for their dedication to duty after they passed the halfway mark of two weeks of basic training.
Governor Rena Lalgie, who is Commander-in-Chief of the RBR, visited the 22 new soldiers and...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Research shows that people are more likely to breach quarantine if they are at home rather than under supervision in a government approved hotel, according to a lawyer.
Delroy Duncan QC made the claim yesterday during the second day of a Supreme Cour...
DATE: Jul 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Seven groups are each $2,000 better off thanks to the generosity of the Prison Officers Association.
Cheques were presented to six charities – Bermuda Diabetes Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda, Coalition for the Protection of Children...
DATE: Jul 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Lawyers representing three Bermuda residents challenging controversial Covid-19 public safety restrictions presented their case before the Chief Justice yesterday.
Courtenay Griffiths QC and Mark Pettingill – representing Albert Brewster, Vincent Li...
DATE: Jul 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The driver of a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
The suspect was arrested after the collision on Knapton Estate Road in Smith’s on June 24, in which motorbike rider Ra-Che Willia...
DATE: Jul 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
David Burt, the Premier, has been accused of dodging Parliamentary debate on controversial Covid-19 quarantine regulations for a second time.
Government tabled the order making hotel quarantines mandatory for non-immunised arrivals at the end of last...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan