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Firefighters tonight tackled a car engulfed in flames.
Six firefighters from Clearwater Station responded to an alert about a burning vehicle.
A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the team, who wore breathing gear, “quickly extinguished t...
DATE: Dec 13, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A curfew has been reintroduced after the island logged 86 new cases of the coronavirus in six days, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt told the House of Assembly that the curfew would apply from 11pm to 5am from tomorrow until December 22 at lea...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A controversial change to labour relations law to allow non-union members a vote on whether a workplace should retain union representation was approved by MPs last night.
The change means all workers in a bargaining unit, including non-union staff, w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Unionised workers could strike if the Government moves forward with controversial labour reforms to be debated tomorrow in the House of Assembly.
Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert warned at a press conference today that if Jason Hayw...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The top prosecutor’s appointment as a judge was held up for 16 months as a nine-year police investigation continued against a former premier, it was revealed yesterday.
Work on a case against Ewart Brown kept Larry Mussenden, the former Director of P...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
White Bermudians have shared the benefits from taking part in truth and reconciliation talks on race relations.
offered by the charity Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda.
Lynne Winfield, the president of organisers Citizens Uprooting Racism in Ber...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government this week allayed concerns that prime farmland at the West End was under threat from a developer.
Ageing buildings at Tudor Farm, on the border of Southampton and Sandys, are to be refurbished for continued agricultural use under a public-...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A plunge in road traffic accident statistics coincided with the island’s Covid-19 lockdown, while accidents peaked in July, according to figures released by Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Hospital statistics for January through February showed 133 crash ca...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A feeding programme at the Anglican Cathedral has been given a $10,000 boost by the Corporation of Hamilton.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor, made the presentation yesterday to the Rt Rev Nicholas Dill, Anglican Bishop of Bermuda, on the steps of City Hal...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Depression and anxiety are on the rise among young people, according to the Family Centre, as cases of Covid-19 surge on the island.
The charity reminded the community its team was “ready to assist you without judgment” at no out-of-pocket cost to fa...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell