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Sand artists showed their creative talents at the weekend as part of the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition.
International events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, Australian wildfires and environmental concerns served as inspiration for this year’s competi...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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Senators clashed over the airport redevelopment project in the wake of news of a multimillion-dollar payout to the terminal’s operators.
Ianthia Simmons-Wade, a government senator, said the handling of the project by the previous administration would...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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The potential sale of a family home has been halted after the Court of Appeal found a bank had not done enough to protect its owners.
HSBC Bermuda had sought to sell the Warwick home, which was put up by father and son Keith James and Keimon Lawrence...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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Court
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Bermudians have been left in the dark about the development of a new arbitration centre, an opposition senator has claimed.
Dwayne Robinson said, although ground was broken on the Ottiwell A Simmons International Arbitration Centre on Tuesday, the Go...
DATE: Aug 01, 2020
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A lack of cricket failed to stop revellers enjoying Cup Match, they flooded to the island’s beaches to soak up the sun with family and friends during the holiday.
Normally, thousands of fans would have packed the Somerset Cricket Club ground for the ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2020
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Senators have approved moves to modernise jury selection and allow some cannabis convictions to be wiped clean.
The Criminal Code Amendment No 2 Act 2020 and the Expungement of Convictions Act 2020 won support in the Upper House.
Kathy Lynn Simmons,...
DATE: Aug 01, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An amputee and activist for the disabled said she felt humiliated after a friend had to push her on a trolley to Cooper’s Island beach over the Cup Match holiday in the wake of government workers refusing to allow friends to drop her off closer to t...
DATE: Aug 01, 2020
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Pembroke residents have called for action over pollution from Belco’s newest generator.
Doris Wade, who lives near the plant, said that while the company has offered to clean water tanks and roofs, a long-term plan was needed.
She said: “Like quite a...
DATE: Aug 01, 2020
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Hundreds of people spent more than an hour of their Cup Match holiday on Church Street awaiting Covid-19 tests yesterday.
Some people waited up to 90 minutes to receive tests required under the island’s travel regime at the Anglican Cathedral in Hami...
DATE: Aug 01, 2020
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 1,000 Covid-19 tests were carried out over the Cup Match holiday, and one new case was discovered.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said that between Thursday and today, 1,049 test results were received.
The lone positive case was a...
DATE: Aug 01, 2020
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes