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A fresh attack on controversial plans to enforce unvaccinated arrivals to quarantine in hotels at their own expense was mounted yesterday – from the Government side of the House of Assembly.
Progressive Labour Party MPs broke ranks during a debate in...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Further amendments to the island’s economic substance regime were approved yesterday as the island worked to avoid a return to the EU’s blacklist.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the Economic Substance Amendment Act 2021 was designed ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two convicted gunmen were not disadvantaged by unfairness in the jury selection system, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Quincy Brangman and Le-Veck Roberts both asked for their convictions to be quashed because prosecutors “stood by” a disproportionat...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of groups exempted from supervised quarantine rules has been slashed, it was revealed tonight.
A Government spokeswoman said that the seven exempted categories for non-vaccinated arrivals had been cut to three in response to the spread of ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 56-year-old man who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a daylight attack at a ferry dock remained in intensive care last night.
Inspector Peter Stableford said the shooting, which happened at 7.30pm on Wednesday, had caused life threatening injuri...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Industrial Union last night denied responsibility for a cruise ship’s cancellation of visits to St George’s.
A BIU spokeswoman said the union’s work to rule would end at midnight last night – before the Viking Orion’s first scheduled visi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda’s Regiment’s Coastguard will be out on the water in force over the holiday weekend.
Captain Jeff Patterson, the officer commanding the RBR Coastguard, said full-time members would be reinforced with RBR Reserve soldier...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An extension to the Public Health Emergency Act is expected to be discussed today in the House of Assembly.
The earlier announced extension - which will allow the emergency to be extended for 60 days - is scheduled to be tabled and debated.
The Publi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government hopes to install solar panels on the roof of the Transport Control Department on North Street in Hamilton.
According to a planning application, the proposed system would include 376 panels, each of which could produce 400 Watts of elec...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Leader of the Opposition said today Bermuda should honour its frontline workers as the island marked National Heroes Day over the long weekend.
Cole Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance added it was not difficult to identify people who deserved to ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes