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The Minister of Public Works yesterday defended a decision to relocate a government department to offices owned by a Progressive Labour Party MP.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch hit back after the The Royal Gazette reported yesterday that the Departm...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man and a woman were tonight in police custody after a suspected burglary.
Police said one of the suspects – who was armed with a knife – was confronted by an occupant of the property on Train Track Lane, Paget just before 10.45am.
No one was injur...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, is urging the Government to ensure that fresh supplies of the coronavirus vaccine will be made available.
The Government is expected to receive 9,750 doses of the drug this week – enough to provide 4,87...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A nightly curfew between 11pm to 5am will remain in place for now, according to David Burt, the Premier.
The curfew was imposed on December 12 following a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases on the island.
At the time, Government said the restricti...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A second government department has rented office space from a company linked to a Progressive Labour Party MP – at a cost of almost $800,000 a year.
The Department of Child and Family Services has signed a five-year contract with F&E Holdings, where ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A road closed off to traffic for more than a year because of construction work has reopened.
Cemetery Road in Pembroke was closed off to allow power firm Belco to carry out work on its north power station.
Dennis Pimentel, the company’s president, sa...
DATE: Jan 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Health officials hope to begin vaccinating residents against the coronavirus within the next two weeks, the Government has said.
Bermuda is in line to receive 9,750 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by the end of next week, with the first doses ex...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A detective said yesterday it was “a miracle” innocent people were not hit by a fusillade of gunfire on Monday night.
Detective Sergeant Jason Smith added that people, including children, were in the vicinity at the junction of Elliott Street and Cou...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Court of Appeal judge has called for digital recording in court cases to speed up proceedings.
Justice of Appeal Geoffrey Bell made the recommendation in a written judgment in the case of Kenneth Williams, who was convicted in Magistrates’ Court of...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermuda banknote from the 1960s is expected to sell for thousands of dollars at an online auction next week.
The ₤10 pre-decimalisation bill, printed in 1964, was never circulated and is in almost mint condition.
Auctioneer Dennis Hengeveld, an au...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan