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A convicted sex offender set for deportation ignored orders to quarantine and skipped a Covid-19 test, Magistrates’s Court heard today.
The heard that Brittonie Taylor, 40, was due to be deported to Jamaica today but was arrested after failing to att...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sir John Swan said he legally purchased a plot of land in Sandys that was the subject of a complaint before the Commission of Inquiry.
The family of the late John Augustus Alexander Virgil claimed he lost four acres of land in the Spring Benny area ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s courts have had to cut back services in the wake of the latest surge of Covid-19 cases.
Under new policies released by the Supreme Court this morning, the swearing of affidavits, certification of copies and criminal records checks will be s...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt yesterday warned that Government may be reporting triple digit Covid cases for the first time today.
Speaking on the Shirley Dill Show on Ocean 89 yesterday morning, the Premier warned that the number of cases over the next few days “will ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is ready for the impact of stronger hurricanes, but the community must do its part to prevent the global threat of climate change.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told The Royal Gazette that Bermuda is better positioned than many ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A government backbencher pledged to work for unity and equality in his maiden speech in the House of Assembly.
Jaché Adams, who was elected in Pembroke West in the General Election, highlighted Bermuda’s long history of racial inequality that was bol...
DATE: Mar 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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CATEGORY:
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