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Six people have been arrested, and drugs with an estimated street value of $1.3 million seized, after police raided a Smith’s home yesterday.
Suspected cannabis and heroin were taken from a residence on Collector’s Close, while five men and one woman...
DATE: Nov 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda residents have rallied for war-torn Ukraine with $549,126 in donations since Russia’s invasion in February.
The contributions to the Bermuda Red Cross are to be sent to the British Red Cross in early December – meaning the charity’s Ukraine c...
DATE: Nov 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new labour department will allow the Government to ensure that workers are afforded their full benefits — including the upcoming minimum wage of $16.40 an hour.
Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister, said there would be no increase to the ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Staffing at Westgate prison is getting bolstered with the recruitment of 25 new Corrections officers, national security minister Michael Weeks revealed this week.
Mr Weeks said staffing at the West End facility topped concerns raised by prison office...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A contract for new, island-wide CCTV security cameras will be awarded after a Cabinet review, according to Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security.
A procurement notice posted by the ministry in July called for a hybrid fibre-optic and wirel...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A review of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service will include an assessment of manpower needs and its recruitment criteria, the national security minister said this week.
Michael Weeks said the service had roughly 77 staff at present, but he said he w...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Vance Campbell said today he was looking forward to being consulted on the appointment of a new chief executive for the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The Minister of Tourism was asked at a press conference when he expected the successful candidate for t...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s loss of direct flights to the major New England gateway city of Boston is linked to the island’s fall in hotel capacity, according to the Minister of Tourism.
Vance Campbell said he was “confident” that transport minister Wayne Furbert wou...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The end of the $40 Travel Authorisation form has been welcomed by Vance Campbell, the tourism minister, who said it was “good that we have that distraction out of the way” to focus on real issues.
The form, originally imposed as border protection aga...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s hopes that an airline would provide a direct service to Boston this month have been dashed
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell