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Two young women who led police on a chase were arrested last night in connection with a stolen motorcycle.
A police spokesman said the two – an 18-year-old Smith’s woman and a 19-year-old Devonshire woman, were arrested after police saw them ride thr...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton is on the lookout for island chefs to take part in a two-night drive-in food festival later this year.
The Taste of Bermuda: Drive-in Experience is expected to return to the city’s Par-la-Ville car park in September if the event ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work on a $2.1 million project to address aged water infrastructure at Boaz Island Village has been completed.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said yesterday the fresh water system at the Sandys site was originally insta...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lack of funding has slowed plans to replace ageing bridges in the east end, according to the public works minister.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said staff were eager to work on the project, but financial constraint...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hamilton Princess has set up a pop-up vaccination clinic this week – and the hotel has offered incentives to people who want to get the jab.
A spokeswoman for the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club said the hotel’s Princess Ballroom was transformed i...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Supreme Court judges yesterday led tributes to a retired senior court official who died last month.
Joann Lynch was 68.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons told Supreme Court that Ms Lynch, who worked in the courts for more than 40 years until she re...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man denied charges of murder and attempted murder in an appearance in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Taaj Muhammad, 26, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ronniko Burchall, who was 30, on December 30, 2018.
He also denied a charge that he used a fir...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of raffles to reward people who have had the Covid-19 vaccine was unveiled yesterday in a bid to encourage the public to get the jabs.
The Back to Business Community Giveaway, created by the Bermuda Health Council in collaboration with the B...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A psychiatric nurse and vice president of the Bermuda Nursing Association yesterday won the Nurse of the Year award.
Karen Grant-Simmons, the clinic manager for acute community mental health services at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute, said she ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An increase in travellers caused long queues for Covid-19 testing at the main clinic in Hamilton over the weekend.
Some complained they had to wait more than two hours at the Perot Post Office before they got the test.
The lines for mandatory testing...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes