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A government minister narrowly avoided being involved in Tuesday night’s fatal shooting at the Robin Hood.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, went to get pizza at the Pembroke restaurant but moments after he arrived realised that...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have blamed infighting between factions within a gang as the cause of a shooting on Tuesday which claimed two lives.
Parkside was singled out by Nick Pedro, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, after gunmen murdered two men at Robin Hood P...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian scientist has advanced at a major United States technology firm after achieving national recognition – not once, but twice.
Carol Brevett is now a technical fellow at Leidos, an engineering and technical services company based in Reston, ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The owner of a store struck by lightning said last night he was grateful that no one was injured when the building was hit by a bolt from the blue at the weekend.
Jock Stewart, the owner of Pool & Spa House on King Street in Hamilton, added that the...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The End-to-End event was “one of the best yet” despite foul weather and fewer participants, organisers said this weekend.
About 400 walkers and cyclists braved thunderstorms and rain on Saturday compared with the usual 2,000 participants but it was ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A city lane that is home to an Italian restaurant is to get a facelift.
The owners of La Trattoria in Washington Lane in Hamilton said new, colourful bricks would replace the grey paving stones outside.
Nicky Russo, general manager of the restaurant,...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 45-year-old man was taken to hospital last night after his motorcycle crashed.
A police spokesman said the rider’s injuries were not considered life-threatening.
The incident happened on Malabar Road, near Grey’s Bridge, in Sandys just after 10pm.
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DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island last night marked its first death from Covid-19 since October 13 – which pushed the death toll to 96.
But active infections stood at 171, compared with August 26, when there were 179 active cases.
Hospital cases have also dropped to 26 fro...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A milestone for a charity for the visually impaired was celebrated with a roof-wetting ceremony at its new headquarters.
Marc Morabito, the secretary of Vision Bermuda, said fundraising for the $750,000 project, which included a new roof for the near...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital today dropped from its top alert level to reflect a fall in the number of Covid-19 patients who need emergency and intensive care.
But a spokeswoman said the downgrade from Level 4 to 3 was a tentative step.
She ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell