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Social services agencies will be vital in the aftermath of Covid-19, the new head of Family Centre predicted.
Sandy De Silva, who took over as executive director of the charity this month, said charities and organisations, left with a struggle to sur...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who saved her wheelchair-bound brother-in-law from a blazing house has won the Hero of the Year from the Kiwanis Club of St George’s.
Latoya Brown-Hayward pulled Omar Hayward -a Paralympian — from their home after she...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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The Ombudsman has logged an increased number of complaints about the island’s prison system.
The office dealt with 263 complaints last year, with 55 of them to do with the Department of Corrections — almost five times more than any other body.
The Be...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Expatriate hotel workers said yesterday they were “heartbroken” to leave the island after more than a decade as they sold off household items.
Staff at the Fairmont Southampton said up to 150 expatriate workers had started to pack their bags as layof...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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A man who led police on a chase through Warwick was fined for possession of cocaine.
Arndell Lightbourne, 42, pleaded guilty to possessing 1.29 grammes of the controlled drug.
Magistrates’ Court heard that police on Middle Road in Warwick noticed Lig...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legal changes to level the playing field in jury selection have won unanimous backing in the House of Assembly.
The Criminal Code Amendment No 2 Act 2020 removed the right for prosecutors to “standby” an unlimited number of potential jurors without r...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed early today because of a water shortage.
The office, located in the Botanical Gardens, shut at 4pm today.
A spokesman for the Department said: “DENR is scheduled to reopen as normal tomorrow ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Legislation to allow cannabis convictions to be removed from the record was approved in the House of Assembly on Friday.
But Ministers warned that the amendments would probably not remove Bermudians from the United States “stop list”, which makes it ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
MPs have approved legislation to offer tax and duty breaks to several hotel redevelopment projects.
Rosewood Bermuda, which recently underwent major renovations, and the St George’s Club, which is expected to get a revamp soon, will both get breaks.
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DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A supermarket chain is to continue to offer discounts three days a week until the end of next month.
Zach Moniz, the manager at the Lindo’s Group of Companies, said the discount days would shift this week to take into account the Cup Match holiday.
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DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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