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The Covid-19 death toll rose to 104 yesterday as the Minister of Health announced another three coronavirus-related deaths.
Kim Wilson said that ten new cases were discovered among 6,461 test results since the last update.
Half of the ten were classe...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 2021 hurricane season has become the third most active on record – although Bermuda has so far been spared.
The Bermuda Weather Service said that, with the formation of Subtropical Storm Wanda far to the island’s east, the season had reached 21 n...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man dubbed “the motorcycle bandit” appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday as prosecutors argued his sentence was too lenient.
Troy Woods, 50, was given a suspended sentence after he was convicted of obtaining money by deception in an incident in D...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are investigating a fight at a Warwick hotel property that involved helmets, a knife and a machete.
A police spokesman said today that shortly after 10pm on October 22, police received reports of about 20 people embroiled in a fight at Azura B...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An educator told the Supreme Court that the Bermuda Union of Teachers had blocked him from running for union office after he sought to raise serious concerns with members.
Leonard Santucci, the BUT representative for the Berkeley Institute, had calle...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A convicted sex offender has been given an opportunity to fight his deportation after a ruling by the Supreme Court.
Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, was set to be sent back to his homeland of Jamaica.
But Victoria...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton’s legal fight to block legislation to make it a quango will reach the Court of Appeal this week.
The Corporation launched legal action against both the Attorney-General and the Governor alleging that the Municipalities Ame...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Taxi Owners Association has named a new executive committee in the wake of the resignation of the group’s president and treasurer.
A spokeswoman for the organisation said in a press release that a special general meeting was called this m...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Post office customers will be able to collect and deliver packages on Saturday from this week.
A spokesman said that the Parcel Post section of the General post Office in Hamilton will be open between 8am and noon on Saturdays.
The spokesman added: “...
DATE: Oct 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A property dispute and bad weather has further stalled wall repairs on Harbour Road.
While the Ministry of Public Works said the repairs – which started in June – were expected to be completed by early August, the project had encountered a series of ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes