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A controversial bid to legalise cannabis cultivation could damage public health and put a strain on healthcare services, an Opposition MP has claimed.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman on health, said the Act would inevitably lead t...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Con artists have sent out e-mails claiming to be from electricity company Belco in a bid to obtain financial information, the firm warned today.
A spokesman for the company said that several spam e-mails had been reported in the last 24 hours and tha...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Hospital chefs said they could dispel a belief that hospital food was unappetising after they completed a nutrition course.
Members of the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s food services team took the 16-week course in nutrition run by registered dietitian A...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The annual Bermuda Agricultural Exhibition will go ahead this year – but with a difference.
The display of farm animals and agricultural products will be held on a virtual basis for the first time because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Visitors will not b...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The City of Hamilton’s sewage system has been given a boost after solar panels were installed at a pumping station.
The 78 panels on the Front Street building are expected to save the City $30,000 a year in electricity costs.
Charles Waters, the cor...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is calling for volunteers to help man its emergency disaster shelter.
Tinee Furbert, the minister of social development and seniors, made the plea at a press conference this morning.
The shelter, which is housed at CedarBridge Academy, is...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have closed two bars found to be breaching Covid-19 regulations just days after restrictions were relaxed.
Licensed premises had their opening hours extended to midnight from last Thursday, while a curfew was also withdrawn.
But two bars have ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A government MP has hit out at the Governor over an antiracism message that he believes is inconsistent with historical practices at Government House.
Derrick Burgess, the veteran Progressive Labour Party MP, spoke in the House of Assembly after Rena...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government has used controversial cannabis legislation as part of a breakaway move from the UK, a shadow minister claimed yesterday.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow minister of national security, said that drug reform had been used to pick a fight wi...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Mangrove Bay post office will be closed today, causing possible delays in mail delivery.
A government spokeswoman said that the closure was necessary after work was carried out at the building over the weekend.
“Mail delivery will be impacted tod...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan