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Measures designed to slow the spread of Covid-19 resulted in cleaner air, an environmental study has found.
Drew Pettit, the director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said the department recorded a “noticeable improvement” in a...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A labour dispute between the Attorney-General’s Chambers and a white-collar union has been declared, over liability insurance for government lawyers.
Ed Ball, the general secretary of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said yesterday the dispute revo...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Precautions should be taken to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus from humans to the cat population, the government veterinarian has warned.
Jonathan Nisbett said there was no evidence that the coronavirus could be passed from pets to people...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer who accused two colleagues of a serious sexual assault is to ask for a judicial review of a decision not to prosecute them, it was revealed yesterday.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said Larry Mussenden, the Director of th...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Major investments in the island’s care home sector will be needed to cope with a “tsunami” of ageing seniors.
Patrice Horner, of specialist financial advice service Senior Solutions, said the development of affordable options to look after the growin...
DATE: Jun 25, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new dock has been built at an East End park, despite the lack of government approval for the work.
Workers at the site said the dock, at Rocky Hill Park in St George’s, was a replacement for one that had fallen into disrepair.
A worker at the site,...
DATE: Jun 25, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity set up to protect Bermuda’s bluebirds has appealed to the public to help them save the species.
Stuart Smith, of the Bermuda Bluebird Society, said the group hoped to collect information about eastern bluebird nests island-wide so they coul...
DATE: Jun 25, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A repeat prowler caught inside a woman’s apartment who claimed he was looking for a lost golf ball was remanded in custody today.
Chet Wilmot, 58, pleaded guilty to entering a home on Belmont Road, Warwick, without lawful excuse on Saturday.
Magistra...
DATE: Jun 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Senators approved amendments aimed at giving the Government more flexibility to fight future pandemics.
The Public Health Amendment Act 2020 gives the Minister of Health the power to create regulations in response to dangerous communicable diseases w...
DATE: Jun 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Warwick man was banned from the roads yesterday after he was caught driving while almost three times over the drink driving limit on the last day of an earlier disqualification.
Tiko Hassell, 42, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving whil...
DATE: Jun 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes