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Police yesterday denied that a family – including a baby – was “abandoned at the side of the road” after a traffic stop on Monday.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said he was satisfied after a review of officers’ body camera footage that ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Travellers leaving the island must still attend a Covid-19 test centre, health officials have advised.
But a spokeswoman acknowledged that delays in getting test results continued, a problem said to be caused by the latest outbreak driven by Omicron ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public was yesterday asked to mark World Braille Day by “bridging the gap” between themselves and people with sight problems.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said today marked the fourth annual commemoration by the ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An “extremely rare” silver hunger strike medal awarded to an activist with Bermuda links will go under the hammer at a UK auction house this month.
Stroud Auction Rooms contacted The Royal Gazette about the 1912 medal awarded to Frances Outerbrid...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island logged 406 new cases of Covid-19 out of 13,772 tests over the last eight days, it was announced last night.
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was responsible for 212 known cases out of the now 522 active cases of the coronavirus.
But ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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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
Bermuda’s law enforcement agencies were on standby to assist in an international operation to combat human trafficking, which resulted in more than 200 arrests.
An operation involving police across Latin America working with Interpol led to the arres...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
As Covid-19 cases soared to their highest levels in September, the Bermuda Government was already looking overseas for help.
Cases of the virus skyrocketed from 290 at the start of the month to 1,238 by September 14.
The island’s fourth wave of infec...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The victim of a Christmas Day fatal road crash was a top employee who cheered up colleagues and customers, a senior staff member at the Mid Ocean Club said yesterday.
Dimitri Frias, the general manager in training at the Tucker’s Town club, said Denn...
DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Island residents were swindled out of almost $4 million this year by internet fraudsters, police have revealed.
A police spokesman said that “entire life savings” had been lost in some cases.
But the authorities have managed to recover only $40,600.
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DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell