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Legislation to drop “blaming and shaming” in divorce proceedings was yesterday passed by MPs.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, told the House of Assembly that the Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act was “the first part of a ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians with Native American ancestors yesterday paid tribute to a researcher and guide from the United States who helped them to uncover their history.
Everett “Tall Oak“ Weeden, who visited Bermuda in 2002 to educate the island’s descendants of ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Welcome to The Royal Gazette’s live coverage of the House of Assembly, which started at 10am.
MPs are now on the motion to adjourn, where the resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister is the main topic of debate.
Ministerial statements on ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The second death reported from Covid-19 this week was announced last night by health officials.
The news brought the total number of deaths as a result of the coronavirus pandemic to 122.
The number of active cases of the coronavirus has also climbe...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New public bathrooms on Victoria Street will be safer, easier to clean and better protected from vandals
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An Opposition senator accused the Premier of playing favourites with the appointment of MPs and senators to Government boards.
Marcus Jones, the shadow economic development minister, told the Upper House that David Burt awarded influential positions ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fleet of electric buses will cut the high level of cancellations, the director of the Department of Public Transportation said.
Roger Todd said the 30 hi-tech vehicles would also be better-suited to the island’s narrow roads than older buses.
He ad...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hard drugs heroin and fentanyl have been seized in a series of raids by police designed to crack down on gang and gun crime.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Nicholas Pedro warned that fentanyl – an synthetic opioid and a potential killer whic...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Musical duo Aimee and Davy will perform this Friday from the steps of Hamilton City Hall, the Department of Culture announced.
It is the latest in the open air concert series, Creatives Live!, and will run from 12.30pm to 1.30pm with safe distancing ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A top US scientific research centre’s ties with the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences will open opportunities for Bermudian and American scientists, the head of BIOS has said.
William Curry, the BIOS president, said the East End research station’s ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell