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A law to clear the criminal convictions of people caught with small amounts of cannabis has stalled because old documents often failed to quantify the amounts of drugs involved
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A road map for redrawing Bermuda’s constitution will be developed in consultation with the British Government, MPs were told.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, told the Budget debate for the Ministry of Legal Affairs on Friday that constituti...
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Juvenile court cases soared in 2021, MPs heard on Friday in the House of Assembly.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, told the House that new cases sent to the family courts dropped nearly one third in 2021 over the previous year.
But she adde...
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s independent watchdog against financial crime continues to fight money laundering and terrorist financing despite its “limited resources”.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said the Financial Intelligence Agency had been budgeted $1....
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda National Trust’s popular Palm Sunday Walk is back after two years on pause because of Covid-19.
On April 10, the five-mile walk sets out from Tiger Bay in St George’s.
Hundreds are expected to explore the World Heritage Site, setting out ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s Covid-19 travel restrictions eased on Monday — but new border rules were of no use for an elderly Bermudian traveller denied a flight home.
The 80-year-old was left stunned and out of pocket after officials from budget airline JetBlue at Ne...
DATE: Mar 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A final bill for repair work to a pilot boat damaged last year is still to be delivered, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, told MPs that the Department of Marine and Ports awaited “the final invoices relat...
DATE: Mar 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Big-hearted athletes who pitched in for the Bermuda SPCA were joined at their cheque presentation by a young dog in need of a home.
Women of the Docksider Netball Team gathered outside the Hamilton pub to meet Spice, a four-year-old Staffordshire bul...
DATE: Mar 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The airport has won approval from travellers who voted it best in class for its size in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
The LF Wade International Airport took the accolade at the annual Airports Council International world airport service qu...
DATE: Mar 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda logged its first death linked to Covid-19 since February 21, it was announced tonight.
The grim news brought the total number of fatalities attributed to the pandemic to 124.
Kim Wilson, the health minister warned: “We are beginning to see an...
DATE: Mar 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell