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An oil tanker made an emergency detour to the island yesterday after a crew member fell ill.
According to an incident report, Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a notification from Meyers that M/V Dali, a Cayman-registered tanker, had a crew...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Vision Bermuda has launched a fundraising drive to prepare the charity to ready its renovated headquarters to reopen.
The charity, formerly known as the Bermuda Society for the Blind, said major work on Beacon House is expected to be completed by the...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Red Cross will launch a new initiative to help mitigate the growing threat of climate change.
A spokeswoman for the charity said it intends to provide education and community outreach on the subject of climate change resilience, taking ad...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lab worker with the Department of Health was declared the winner of the Public Health Professional Award for her work in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sakina Usher, a clinical laboratory supervisor, was credited for working behind the scenes ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
After a difficult struggle, Mahogany Bean said she was honoured to become the newest member of the Bermuda Bar.
Ms Bean, a Berkeley Institute graduate, told the Supreme Court at her Call to the Bar on Thursday: “I’m blessed and grateful to have final...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorcycle rider suffered what are believed to be serious injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday afternoon in Warwick.
A police spokeswoman said that officers were dispatched to the scene of a collision on Middle Road, near the junction wi...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dozens of people came together at Devonshire Recreation Club on Good Friday to call for peace in the wake of the recent surge of violent crime that has cost two young men their lives this month.
The Pause for Peace event, organised by Imagine Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds lined the roads of St David’s on Good Friday as the Mohawk Grand Prix raced back into action.
While only three carts and a handful of pedal bikes took part in the Good Friday tradition – held as part of the Gilbert Lamb Fun Day at the St Dav...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have urged the public to be wary of a suspected pyramid scheme operating under the name “Success Factory”.
A police spokesman said last night that under the scheme, would-be investors are asked to join at one of four membership levels at a cos...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dozens of HSBC customers did not have a Good Friday when they found their bank cards were unusable for several hours yesterday.
Dozens of irate card users wrote on Facebook that their cards had been declined at multiple businesses and ATM machines, w...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes