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An 85-year-old woman was treated in hospital yesterday after a car crash on South Road, Smith’s, by the junction with Pampas Road.
Police said the woman, a Smith’s resident, was travelling east on the main road at about 10.15am when she struck a wall...
DATE: Mar 27, 2019
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A school janitor who claimed he was infected with mould at Francis Patton Primary School has criticised the pace of the Government’s response.
Omar Smith, 51, said blood tests had confirmed he had mould in his bloodstream and that he was prepared to ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
Drones have been used to drop contraband into the grounds of Westgate prison, Wayne Caines, the national security minister, told MPs on Friday.
The unmanned aircraft were spotted by prison staff three times in recent weeks, with contraband subsequent...
DATE: Mar 25, 2019
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Patients from Bermuda Healthcare Services and the Brown-Darrell Clinic met John Rankin, the Governor, yesterday to demand the return of medical records seized by police.
A caravan of protesters went from the House of Assembly to Government House and ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019
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Respects were paid this morning in the House of Assembly to a 61-year-old homeless man who died yesterday after he was found lying in a Hamilton street.
Michael Weeks of the Progressive Labour Party told MPs that Keith Peniston, a well-known figure a...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019
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This spring will mark 60 years since activists from the Progressive Group organised the 1959 Theatre Boycotts that brought about the end of segregation.
The community group Imagine Bermuda announced its campaign to promote civil engagement to honour ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019
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A plan for government-backed mortgages risked increasing debt and “driving a wedge between the public and private sectors” an opposition MP said yesterday.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin of the One Bermuda Alliance said that helping Bermudians to acquire pr...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The home affairs minister will today outline the Government’s policy regulations for the sale of power firm Belco in the House of Assembly.
Walter Roban’s statement will come less than two months after Ascendant, Belco’s parent company, announced it ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Betting shop owners were grilled by the licensing authority as the watchdog asked for proof of the stability and reputation of their companies from the Ministry of Finance.
The Betting Licensing Authority heard on Monday that a would-be criminal woul...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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The Director of Public Prosecutions was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court yesterday.
John Rankin, the Governor, announced that Larry Mussenden will take up the role when Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves retires in July.
Mr Rankin: “I am conf...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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Court
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