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Bermuda’s unions will not oppose labour reform legislation to be debated in the Senate today.
But Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda Public Service Union, and Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said in a joint stat...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Commissioner of Police is to be allowed to challenge an order to reinstate an officer fired for gross misconduct.
The Public Service Commission ruled last August that Police Constable Oswin Pereira should not have been dismissed over allegations ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has found there was no evidence to convict a man accused of a 2016 bike theft and robbery.
Shayne James was charged with the two offences after his fingerprints were found on the stolen motorcycle and a helmet after a high-speed cha...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Covid-19 vaccine registration hotline has been swamped with calls.
One man, who asked not to be identified, said yesterday that the hotline was a “disaster” after he had made several unsuccessful attempts to get through.
He added: “I must have trie...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
British Airways will this week cut back on flights between Bermuda and London as the UK battles the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Skyport spokeswoman said the BA service between the island and London would be reduced from five flights a week to two from Thurs...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cahow nesting season “kicked into high gear” this week.
Experts said another record-breaking year for the critically endangered birds was expected.
Jeremy Madeiros, terrestrial conservation officer with the Department of Environment and Natural Resou...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hospital staff and healthcare workers began receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations this morning at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
BHB staff said this morning there was a “buzz” about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine among healthcare professionals and t...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has revealed more than $1.1 million in contracts related to modernisation of the water and wastewater system in St George’s Parish.
The Official Gazette said Bermuda Land Development Company paid Milhouse Engineering and Construction $...
DATE: Jan 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has upheld a decision not to charge two policemen over allegations of attempted rape of a fellow officer.
Mark Pettingill, the lawyer for the complainant, argued Larry Mussenden, the then Director of Public Prosecutions made “danger...
DATE: Jan 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The legal battle over same-sex marriage will be heard by the Privy Council in London next month, the court has confirmed.
The Government has appealed against judgments in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal that sections of the Domestic Partnership...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes