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A former Somerset Trojans star goalkeeper and a “role model” Chief Officer in the prison service has died.
Reginald Gomes played a major part in the department’s community work in which inmates worked on schools, repaired club buildings, and tidied p...
DATE: Jun 12, 2020
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Bermuda’s national bird, the endangered cahow, enjoyed a record breeding season this year.
The announcement came after a chick named Zephyr launched herself out to sea on Wednesday night, watched online by viewers worldwide.
The bird limbered up for ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2020
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Bermuda has had a nine-day run with no new cases of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health said last night.
A total of 61 coronavirus test results came back today and all were clear.
Seven cases are active, with five people under public health monitoring a...
DATE: Jun 11, 2020
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The Black Lives Bermuda campaign said yesterday it planned to hold a forum on social media to discuss problems faced by black Bermudians.
The group said in a statement released today that it intended to offer practical methods to “disrupt the status ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2020
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The island has gone eight days with no positive coronavirus cases after 129 test results came back negative yesterday.
The Ministry of Health announced that the island’s total confirmed cases remained at 141.
Out of nine active cases, seven are under...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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The national security minister waxed lyrical over a plea for beauty salons to extend their range of services despite restrictions forced by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wayne Caines said he had been bombarded by requests, from the public and businesses, fo...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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A statue in an English home town of the man who claimed Bermuda for Britain was targeted as antiracism protests were held across the UK over the weekend.
An information plaque next to the likeness of Admiral Sir George Somers in Lyme Regis, Dorset, h...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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The Attorney-General said tonight she was “encouraged” by the response to a request for public views on changes to the laws on cannabis.
Kathy Lynn Simmons added responses, which can be made online until July 3, would help create a cannabis regime ta...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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A grassroots racial justice movement has dropped a planned boycott of supermarkets in favour of an alternative proposal to boost black-owned businesses.
Black Lives Bermuda admitted they got a “mixed” reception after they called on supporters to avoi...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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The thousands of protesters who took to the streets in support of the Black Lives Matter movement was “a powerful moment”, the Premier said last night.
David Burt promised legislation to tackle racial inequalities in employment and the island’s crimi...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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