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The island has a domestic violence related murder and “multiple” incidents that involve serious injuries every year, the Director of Public Prosecutions has revealed.
Cindy Clarke said that statistics showed that the annual toll from abuse was eviden...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A multimillion-gallon reservoir designed to boost the island’s water reserves is expected to be open by the end of the year.
Allan Rance, the chief executive of Bermuda Waterworks, said the reservoir would boost efficiency by allowing the company’s r...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The End-to-End is back in full for 2022 after the event had to be scaled down for the past two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year’s End-to-End has a new title sponsor after the international insurance and reinsurance firm Convex Group ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Southampton ferry stop is expected to reopen in the first week of March, according to the Department of Marine and Ports.
Parts and equipment for repairs to the green route Rockaway stop, which closed last December, are expected to arrive on the is...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police on the beat are to get their first change of uniform in decades.
The Bermuda Police Service has today unveiled the new working patrol uniforms.
The move will bring officers’ dress code up to date with worldwide best practice.
The new look has ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Publicity over widespread theft of crops has dampened what farmers charge is an underground marketplace in stolen produce.
But the chairman of Bermuda’s Board of Agriculture still urged the community to “do their due diligence” before buying suspect ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The president of the teachers’ union was illegally fired from her teaching job by the Ministry of Education, it was claimed last night.
Dante Cooper, the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ general secretary designate, said the executive committee did not acc...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health officials last night defended masks for schoolchildren and the continued use of the SafeKey system for bars and restaurants, even though the Cabinet continued to discuss changing coronavirus restrictions.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, and A...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Increased numbers of coronavirus cases among children should be “a concern, but not a worry”, the Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night.
Wesley Miller said parents should “remain vigilant” but not fearful despite the island’s ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell