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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
A book by a pioneer antiracism activist is to go online.
The family of the late David Critchley has given permission for his book Shackles of the Past to be offered as a free download on the Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda website.
Mr Critchley...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The death toll from Covid-19 has risen to 32, it was revealed last night.
The grim news came as active Covid-19 cases dropped below 200 for the first time since March.
David Burt, the Premier, offered condolences to the “two who passed away since our...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped by almost 700 in less than a month, new figures released last night show.
Latest figures show that there were just six new cases out of 1,229 test results meaning the island now has 208 active cases. A...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s nurses were saluted yesterday in recognition of their life-saving service during the coronavirus pandemic.
International Nurses Week was marked by the Bermuda Nurses Association in a ceremony at City Hall with Kim Wilson, the health minist...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell