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Friends and family of a teenage girl killed in a crash last week gathered near the scene of the incident and wore pink as a tribute at the weekend.
A procession of cars decked with pink ribbons drove past the scene where Amber Bridges, who was 16, di...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Veteran activist Glenn Fubler said he was unable to finish watching the video of the murder of George Floyd.
Mr Fubler, a civil and human rights campaigner for most of his 71 years, said: “It was so obviously inhuman – and captured by a 17-year-old g...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A massive turnout for the island’s Black Lives Matter demonstration a year ago was a moment of truth for the leaders of the charity Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, its president has said.
Lynne Winfield, the head of CURB, joined the procession ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation to allow on-the-spot fines for breaches of Covid-19 safety rules will be debated in less than two weeks.
The legislation, tabled by Kim Wilson, the health minister, will allow police officers who see an offence to issue public health pena...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A grass roots campaign group has distanced itself to the Government’s plans for a fish processing plant in the East End.
Willie Ferguson, the chairman of Mobilise Organise Visualise Execute – Move – said the Government’s plan for the Marginal Wharf, ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mandatory hotel quarantine at their own expense for non-immunised travellers to Bermuda will come into force on June 13 rather than tomorrow, the Government announced this morning.
The news came after a Supreme Court challenge yesterday where Chief...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island yesterday notched up seven days without a coronavirus case.
A total of 1,210 test results came back to health officials and all were negative.
The number of active infections dropped to ten after seven people recovered.
They were the islan...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A plan designed as an economic lifeline for an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic was unveiled in the House of Assembly last night.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said the economic recovery plan included 31 priorities to boost medi...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police roadside sobriety checks are set to make a comeback as curfew restrictions during the pandemic crisis are eased.
Police Commissioner Stephen Corbishley said curfews had benefited police “significantly” in catching drivers suspected of being ov...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A highly awarded police officer who served in almost every branch of the service has retired after 42 years.
Staff Officer Calvin Smith stepped down on Monday after a career recognised in 2016 with the Overseas Territories Police Medal.
Mr Smith said...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell