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Laws to criminalise revenge porn received widespread support in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Criminal Code Amendment (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2021 was approved with the unanimous support of the Government and the Op...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton will crack down on those who misuse disabled parking spaces, it was announced yesterday.
Those who park in one of the 73 designated disabled parking bays in the city without a disabled parking permit could face a $75 penalty.
Dwa...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Walk-in service at the Department of Ageing and Disability Services has been put on hold due to the recent surge of Covid-19 cases.
A spokeswoman said the Department will remain open and accept telephone calls on 292-7802 between 8.45am and 4.45pm o...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman fired for her “autocratic” management style has had her unfair dismissal award slashed by the Supreme Court.
In a written judgment dated March 23, Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams upheld a finding that Marie-Josee Caesar was improperly dism...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of active cases of Covid-19 has jumped to 184 as the Ministry of Health last night confirmed another 34 cases of the virus in Bermuda.
The new cases – from among 1,191 test results received by the Ministry – included one case imported by a...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Sail Grand Prix will go ahead without in-person spectators at Cross Island, organisers announced yesterday afternoon.
A spokeswoman for SailGP said: “While the event is very much going ahead, in light of the recent government regulations,...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have called on the public to help find two people involved in a hit-and-run collision that left two men injured.
A police spokesman said that at about 9.25pm on Wednesday night, two motorcycles collided near the junction of Palmetto Road and R...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Efforts will be made to increase the number of police officers this year, the Senate heard yesterday.
Curtis Richardson, the Junior Minister of Health, Transport and National Security, said that while the Bermuda Police Service numbers had fallen, a ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 100 bird species were spotted in Bermuda last month - including the first sighting of a mountain bluebird on the island.
Paul Watson and Erich Hetzel of the Bermuda Audubon Society said the unusual visitor was seen as part of a month-long b...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Water quality tests on tanks near Belco found trace levels of pollution – but at levels well within international standards for drinking water.
Geoff Smith, an environmental engineer with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and Shaun...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes