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Bermuda’s first court ruling on the powers of the Information Commissioner underlined the limits of the island’s Public Access to Information Act, the Attorney-General’s office has said.
The Attorney-General’s office spoke out after a judgment on Tue...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Trash collection will be delayed this week because of a shortage of staff caused by Covid-19.
A public works spokesman said staff were being moved around to try and make sure there were enough on the front line to handle waste collection on the desig...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother who announced on social media she would quit her dream job with an environmental charity to care for her teenage daughter who had a tumour said yesterday she was stunned the post had been seen by almost three million people.
Katie Berry, who...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Applications for Permanent Resident’s Certificates are now being accepted under broader rules for eligibility.
PRCs can now be granted to anyone who has lived in Bermuda for at least 20 years after amendments were made to the law last year.
Also elig...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The site of one of the island’s best-known garden and landscaping centres has been put up for sale.
The Property Group real estate firm said the asking price for the Southampton land, the home of Sousa’s Landscape Management, was $850,000.
The co...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The driver of a speeding car that almost hit police officers on checkpoint duty is being hunted using roadside CCTV footage because it was too dangerous to chase the vehicle, it was revealed yesterday.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell, the head of the...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A clarion call for the last chance to sign up for an adventure-filled career with the Royal Bermuda Regiment was issued today.
Major Duncan Simons, the RBR’s Career Management Officer, said there was still time for people to grab a spot to train for ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A supermarket cashier who reunited an elderly woman with hundreds of dollars she dropped in the store on New Year’s Eve got a surprise thank you yesterday from a customer who saw her good deed.
Elvina Moniz, a 12-year veteran of the MarketPlace on Ch...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An historic medal close to Bermuda’s long fight to secure women the right to vote has been auctioned for an “excellent” price in the UK.
The silver medal of freedom fighter Frances Outerbridge, dated 1912, fetched ₤13,400 — about $18,370 — at Stroud...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Activists yesterday remembered the life and example of hero anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu on the steps of the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton.
The gathering to commemorate the South African activist and Anglican Archbishop was called by activ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell