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The seconded Commissioner of Corrections will not return to the crisis-hit prison service, it was revealed yesterday.
The news that Lieutenant-Colonel Eddie Lamb would not go back to the job came as the House of Assembly was told that Westgate prison...
DATE: May 11, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The retirement age should be increased to 70 over a ten-year period, a Labour Advisory Committee report recommended yesterday.
The report, tabled in the House of Assembly, said Bermuda’s ageing population had put pressure on pension plans and public ...
DATE: May 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police overstepped their authority when they handcuffed a 15-year-old schoolboy in the care of the Department of Child and Family Services and locked him up at the Co-Ed prison last week, a Supreme Court judge has ruled.
Assistant Justice Mark Pettin...
DATE: May 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
World Lupus Day will be marked today. The event was designed to bring together people affected by the autoimmune disease.
The Bermuda Lupus Association will hold a tag day tomorrow. The tag day will run from 10am to 6pm in Hamilton, with tag sellers ...
DATE: May 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two teenagers arrested last month in connection with an online video that showed lambs being tormented in the West End are still on police bail.
The video clip sparked revulsion and a 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on April 9.
Th...
DATE: May 10, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton’s administration remains unchanged after last night’s municipal elections.
Charles Gosling stood unchallenged as mayor with residential councillors George Scott, Henry Ming, RoseAnn Edwards and Jenefer Brimmer, who replaces Carlton Johnson.
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DATE: May 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourist air arrivals in the first three months of the year dropped compared with the same period in 2018, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
But the BTA said the 8.5 per cent drop was partly offset by a 9.1 per cent rise in business air ar...
DATE: May 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s icon of spring, the Easter lily, brought a surprise bounty to the garden of retired taxi driver Quinton Binns, with a giant flower that the lifelong gardener reckons is “a record breaker”.
“It’s like nothing I’ve seen, and I’ve been around ...
DATE: May 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hosting the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in 2021 could be a springboard for improving accessibility, with the Bermuda Tourism Authority aiming to welcome more disabled visitors in time for the event’s grand final.
A BTA statement said the two-y...
DATE: May 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Communications has remained tight-lipped over fallout from an erroneous statement that drew the ire last week of Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance.
However, its protocols were said to be under review to head off a repeat of ...
DATE: May 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell