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Eighteen per cent of Bermuda’s population has received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine while seven percent are fully immunised.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said last night that just over half of the island’s most vulnerable populations - thos...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of attempted murder admitted that he was a gang member, but said he had nothing to do with a shooting on Happy Valley Road.
Zachary Fox, 22, told the Supreme Court: “I’m not a killer. I sell drugs.”
He told the court that on the night t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St Regis hotel and its Five Forts Golf Course will open its doors to guests on May 22, it was revealed yesterday.
The news came as the St George’s hotel today posted advertisements for more than 31 roles in today’s edition of The Royal Gazette.
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DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Health last night confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus.
The results were among 1,400 test results that came back to health officials.
A health ministry spokeswoman said all of the cases were Bermudians who had returned from ove...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An 86-year-old man convicted of child sex offences from more than 40 years ago has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
Robert Smith, 86, was jailed for six months for a string of sex offences committed in 1977 against an 11-year-old b...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of National Security yesterday warned that the public must stay vigilant to limit the spread of Covid-19 despite the end of the midnight curfew.
Renee Ming said: “While the curfew has ended, the pandemic hasn’t and there is still need fo...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dock next to the airport has returned as part of a Bermuda Tourism Authority bid to increase marine transport.
The temporary dock in Castle Harbour, near Kindley Field Road, was created in in May 2017 for the America’s Cup sailing races, but was re...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A magistrate has launched a legal action against the Commissioner of Police for unlawful arrest.
A writ was filed by lawyers at Resolution Chambers at the Supreme Court last week on behalf of Khamisi Tokunbo seeking unspecified damages.
Mr Tokunbo wa...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A live bullet was found by a member of the public on Sunday in the Harlem Heights area of Hamilton Parish.
A police spokesman said an off-duty police officer was given the bullet by a member of the public at about 2.40pm yesterday.
The spokesman said...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A surplus of more almost $1.5 million was recorded by the West End Development Corporation in 2019, the Government has revealed.
The latest figures revealed Wedco had $141.1 million in assets and $72.4 million in liabilities.
The corporation also rep...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes