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A police officer who sought a judicial review of the decision not to promote him has been left with the legal costs of the case.
David Bhagwan had called for a review of Bermuda Police Service promotion procedures after failing to pass the Sergeant t...
DATE: Dec 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager was taken to hospital yesterday evening after a collision on Grey’s Bridge in Sandys.
A police spokeswoman said that officer received a report of a collision involving a light van and and auxiliary cycle at about 7.30pm
“Initial informatio...
DATE: Dec 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights between Bermuda and Miami are set to halt next month, according to the January flight schedule.
While American Airlines will largely maintain daily service to New York JFK and Charlotte, the daily service to Miami will conclude with the last ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have warned the public to be wary of an increase in criminal activity that often accompanies the holiday period.
Martin Weekes, the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, said that the increase in social and commercial activity over Christmas a...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is bracing itself for an expected surge of respiratory illnesses as flu season approaches its peak period.
Wesley Miller, Chief of Staff at the hospital, said the Bermuda’s Hospitals Board had seen an increase in res...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who sought to overturn his conviction for possessing cannabis with intent to supply has lost his appeal in the Supreme Court.
Shae Butterfield argued that magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo did not properly consider inconsistencies in evidence put forw...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two veteran civil servants have been promoted to the position of director in different ministries.
Kimberly Charryse Bean has been named the new director of the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, while Nea Talbot has been appointed the new di...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The comedian Nadanja Bailey will host this year’s Onion Drop on New Year’s Eve in St George’s, the the Corporation of St George announced today.
Entertainment will be provided by Best of Bermuda winners Wallstreet Band and DJ Iceman.
A variety of ve...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seven local charities received more than $30,000 raised through the sale of the 2022 Rubis Calendar.
A spokesman for Rubis Energy Bermuda said Age Concern, the Bermuda Hospitals Board, Big Brothers Big Sisters Bermuda, St John Ambulance, Outward Boun...
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance yesterday called for a reduction in the size of government and a relaxation of immigration policies in its response to the Pre-Budget Report.
In a statement released this afternoon, Cole Simons, the OBA leader, said the econ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes