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“Limited” services are returning to the courts tomorrow, with restrictions to be “revisited further in two weeks”.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Legal Affairs said anyone permitted to enter the Dame Lois Browne Evans police and court building on ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public feedback has helped redraw the island’s proposals for legal cannabis, according to Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Minister of Legal Affairs.
The proposal now includes a licence for personal cultivation, removes fixed penalty zones, and contains clari...
DATE: Jun 29, 2020
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A plan to help homeless men and women housed by the Government after a coronavirus curfew was imposed is in the works, the City of Hamilton said yesterday.
A temporary shelter, at CedarBridge Academy in Prospect, will cease to operate after the curfe...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
Unusually low tides this month were explained yesterday by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
The research station, based in St George’s, reported that tides were running three to four inches lower than predicted.
Rush Curry, a Bios scientist, ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dust on car windshields this weekend will have journeyed thousands of miles to reach the island.
A plume of Sahara Desert dust, which has blanketed the Caribbean in a haze this week before it swept northeast to the United States, has made its way to ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The family of a woman injured in a brutal machete attack thanked the public yesterday for their response to an appeal for assistance to help her move from the house where the horrific assault happened.
Kennae Wade, the sister of Kenneita Wade, who su...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is on track to enter the last phase of the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions at the start of next month, the Premier said last night.
The last phase of restrictions against coronavirus is scheduled to begin at 6am on Wednesday.
The curfew w...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two new e-books offer students an educational journey through the Transatlantic Slave Trade, as well as the history of tourism in Bermuda.
The National Museum of Bermuda announced it had collaborated with the Department of Education to create student...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The legalisation of cannabis in Bermuda will not threaten its privileged United States Customs pre-clearance system at the airport, the US Consul-General has promised.
But Constance Dierman warned that travel restrictions to the US for people with ca...
DATE: Jun 24, 2020
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A “virtual summit” on blockchain and fintech business goes online tomorrow and Friday, including a presentation from Alex Marshall, the founder of BermudaChain.
BermudaChain has worked with the Government’s fintech business unit to develop educationa...
DATE: Jun 24, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell