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Alfred Augustus, a senior member of the family who own Augustus Funeral Home, has died at the age of 95.
A former teacher and probation officer, Mr Augustus’s charitable roles included heading the Bermuda Special Olympics committee and serving as sec...
DATE: Mar 08, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Herbert Tatem, who chronicled his war experiences in the memoir As You Were, has died at the age of 95 after suffering from dementia.
He died in the Elder Home Care nursing residence, according to Carol Everson, a caseworker with the Bermuda Legion.
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DATE: Mar 07, 2018
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The Bermuda Government’s processing of insurance is to become more efficient, according to health minister Kim Wilson, with the approval of the Health Insurance Amendment Bill 2018.
Ms Wilson told MPs that the legislation would “merge the Health Insu...
DATE: Mar 07, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Tina Duke, the principal of Dellwood Middle School, has been placed on administrative leave along with three members of staff.
Mike Charles, secretary-general of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, confirmed that the union had been informed that “the prin...
DATE: Mar 07, 2018
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
Sales of medicinal products containing the marijuana-derived drug cannabidiol have gone ahead “without incident”, the Minister of Health said yesterday.
Kim Wilson told MPs that CBD products had been bought in pharmacies without a prescription and ov...
DATE: Mar 07, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Belco staff held an emergency meeting to discuss the prospect of industrial action yesterday morning, The Royal Gazette understands.
Workers were said to have opposed the possible dismissal of a senior member of staff.
All staff were on the job as of...
DATE: Mar 07, 2018
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A winter storm that delivered hurricane-force gusts moved on from Bermuda yesterday, leaving hundreds of residences without power.
Yesterday began with close to 3,500 homes in the dark, with more than 500 in the Harrington Sound area where a transfor...
DATE: Mar 07, 2018
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A trial date has been set in England for three teenagers charged with the murder of 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede in Nottingham.
Kesharn Campbell, 19, and two 17-year-olds who cannot be named for legal reasons are expected to go on trial on Oct...
DATE: Mar 06, 2018
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Improved public transport could be in the pipeline after the Government launched a consultation.
Transport minister Walter Roban told the House of Assembly a green paper on transport would bring “forward-thinking solutions” by early June.
He said mor...
DATE: Mar 06, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Government has set a target of 100 jobs for 100 unemployed Bermudians, Wayne Caines announced yesterday.
The Minister of National Security said a jobs fair would be held this month in an attempt to match people with work.
Mr Caines added: “Quite ...
DATE: Mar 06, 2018
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Jonathan Bell