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A woman claimed yesterday that her great-grandfather’s will was fraudulently signed by his nephews so that they could inherit his property.
Pattie Moore made the claim to the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses yesterday.
Ms Moore, from W...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An illiterate former slave who became an ocean navigator and bought 20 acres of land in Paget in the 1800s wanted the poor to benefit from his success.
But the act of generosity by James Richardson meant that his descendants never got to inherit the ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Royal Navy ship deployed for disaster relief and as part of the war on drugs is to spend the next month in Bermuda.
HMS Medway, a patrol ship, is due to arrive today after spending the last year patrolling the North Atlantic.
Bermuda will be h...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two men were hurt in a serious crash today.
The accident also caused road blocks and commuter delays when traffic was diverted.
The crash happened at about 6.40am at the junction of North Shore Road and Jennings Road in Smith’s.
A spokesman for the B...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Just 14 per cent of people registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine are from the Black community, the Government has revealed.
Commenting on the startling statistic, David Burt, the Premier, acknowledged that the Government must do more to target ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and drug possession after being involved in two traffic collisions on Tuesday afternoon.
In the first collision, the suspect allegedly drove a motorcycle into the back of a car on Mullet ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students planning to enter higher education are being urged to apply for a slew of Government scholarships.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said yesterday that a marketing campaign promoting the awards will soon be launched.
A total of nine sc...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Controversial proposals to shut down almost half the island’s primary schools will not go ahead until a public consultation process is complete, Government has said.
But Diallo Rabain, the education minister, warned that opponents of the revamp will ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Another 19,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bermuda next week, the Premier, David Burt revealed last night.
The fresh supplies from the UK mean that almost a third of the island’s population could be vaccinated against the virus by th...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s first code of practice for dealing with people with psychiatric problems has been introduced.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board document was drawn up to create “safe, effective and consistent” standards of care for the mentally ill.
Preston Sw...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan