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Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner will be welcomed back to the island on October 11 with a motorcade in her honour.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, told the Senate this morning that Flora Duffy would be greeted at the ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to create an independent Human Rights Tribunal were given the green light in the senate yesterday.
The Human Rights Amendment Act 2021 is intended to give the tribunal – which hears human rights complaints – greater autonomy from the Huma...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Requests for large group exemptions will come under greater scrutiny because of the spike in coronavirus cases, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport said today.
Ernest Peets added that reducing the number of gatherings would help to “contain the ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A civil servant rejected for the job of Director of Parks despite being strongly recommended for the post has asked the Supreme Court for compensation.
Terry Lynn Thompson said she was “universally recommended” for the post in 2018 after she had serv...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A road safety watchdog has warned the public to use their indicators to cut down on crashes.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council said it had adopted the slogan Signal Early for September.
A spokesman for the BRSC said: “Too often while travelling on our ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Taste of Bermuda Drive-In Experience will return to Hamilton later this month, with more than a dozen vendors signed on to offer customers an array of treats.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said the event would allow attendees to enjoy fi...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks was remembered on Saturday morning in a wreath-laying ceremony at the US Consulate.
David Burt, the Premier, said he was honoured to pay homage to the almost 3,000 people who lost their lives in the 200...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A class at a private school has been ordered to isolate after a potential Covid-19 exposure.
Linda Parker, the head teacher at Bermuda High School, said: “The person confirmed with Covid-19 has been isolated and is in quarantine.
‘We have followed a...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to set out the framework for a more independent tribunal to hear human rights complaints was approved by the House of Assembly on Friday.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport, said the Human Rights Amendment Act 202...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police today said a missing 16-year-old girl had been found safe and well.
Police appealed for assistance after Dior Stevens went missing last night.
She was last seen in Bellevue Drive, Paget at about 7.45pm.
A police spokesman said: “The BPS would...
DATE: Sep 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes