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Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, toured the Westgate Correctional Facility and met prison officers and inmates to get feedback about the state of the facility.
Mr Weeks was joined by Keeva Joell-Benjamin, the Commissioner of Correcti...
DATE: Oct 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s pharmacists will this week set out to raise awareness of the opportunities available in the field as the island celebrates National Pharmacy Week.
Melissa Levy, president of the Bermuda Pharmaceutical Association, said: “This week we recogn...
DATE: Oct 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Keina Rollins has been named the new president of the Kiwanis Club of St George’s, the organisation has announced.
Ms Rollins will be supported in the leadership team by Scarlett Pottinger, who will continue as club secretary, while Vincent John will...
DATE: Oct 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors is set to move its headquarters this week.
The ministry’s office, which had been in the Government Administration Building, will move to the sixth floor of Veritas Place at 65 Court Street as of tomorrow...
DATE: Oct 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A United States move to pardon many people convicted of cannabis possession is not expected to affect Bermudians on the “stop list”.
President Joe Biden announced last week that he would pardon thousands of people with federal offences for simple can...
DATE: Oct 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Next year could be a record setter for cruise ship visits with more than 200 calls potentially on the books.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, said that the Government would soon publish the first draft of the 2023 cruise ship schedule, whic...
DATE: Oct 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorcycle rider was rushed to hospital after a three-vehicle collision on St John’s Road yesterday.
A police spokesman said that it was believed that the motorcycle rider was travelling east at about 4pm when he struck the back of an eastbound SUV...
DATE: Oct 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Supreme Court jury was told yesterday to find a restaurant worker not guilty of a charge related to a party held in the midst of the pandemic.
Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams ordered the jury to find Angela Caldwell, 45, of Warwick, not guilty t...
DATE: Oct 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has sought in-principle approval to expand its marina, according to a planning application.
The application proposes the creation of an additional 21 berths through a new floating dock, which would be installed to t...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lawyer has been accused of misusing a client’s trust fund and leaving him penniless after he loaned more than $400,000 to another client without securities.
Geoffrey Willcocks has argued that Joseph Wakefield, as executor of his father’s estate, lo...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes