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A “visionary” carpenter who became a driving force for the creation of Bermuda’s first black-owned bank has died.
Walter Seymour was 101.
Mr Seymour was among the founder members of the Bermuda Provident Bank in 1969.
Sir John Swan, a former Premier ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A heart doctor who “dramatically” improved the island’s cardiology treatment ten years ago has died.
Carl Levick was 68.
Dr Levick joined the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in 2010 as director of cardiology after the hospital had gone several year...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s vaccination certificates were not designed for use on the island, but were issued for “foreign travel, education, or medical treatment”, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
A ministry spokeswoman added there was no on-island use for the ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former teacher who runs an educational toys business has teamed up with a charity for the disabled to promote nature-based learning.
BrightIsle, an online store, is now selling the Sunflower Project Package, with proceeds being donated to support ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former public finances watchdog who was arrested during an investigation that sparked a political scandal has died.
Larry Dennis, who was Auditor-General for 31 years, was 76.
Mr Dennis retired in 2009 and was appointed a Commander of the Most Exce...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation to ensure employers create policies on workplace bullying and sexual harassment will come in to force at the start of next month, the labour minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward added the addition of bullying and sexual harassment polic...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An art gallery in Hamilton City Hall is to boost security after a weekend break-in.
Nzingha Ming, the executive director of the Bermuda Society of the Arts, said the gallery, on the third floor of the building, had been “between shows”, and there wer...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s position on Britain’s “amber list” of Covid-19 travel restrictions is “not surprising” in light of the island’s current designation of community transmission for the virus, the Premier said.
But David Burt said he was “confident” that a rev...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A motorcycle dealership yesterday sounded the alarm over people riding motorbikes with dangerous crash helmets.
Now Cycle Care on Hamilton’s Dundonald Street has launched a scheme where old helmets can be traded in for discounted new ones.
Steven DeC...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A memorial flotilla sailed through Hamilton Harbour yesterday in tribute to three Marine & Ports staff who died within a week of each another.
The vessels sounded their horns in a final salute to Shawn Bremar, Andre Durham and Macio Lightbourne after...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell