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A spike in domestic abuse could be a side-effect of quarantine conditions for families, a social worker has warned.
Kelly Madeiros, a social worker and director of the Solstice wellness centre in Hamilton, said the increased tensions of quarantine co...
DATE: Mar 20, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been banned from the courts over the coronavirus crisis.
Alexandra Wheatley, the Supreme Court Registrar, said yesterday that only people involved in cases, the media and the parents and guardians of children would be allowed in the co...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A German couple who have visited Bermuda every year for more than a decade are heartbroken to have their trip postponed.
Susanne and Heinz-Joachim Klöpping had planned to spend their ninth wedding anniversary on May 1 in Bermuda, but were forced to c...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New restrictions on blood donations have been put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic — but new donors are still needed.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said people cannot donate blood if they have either been to an area with an outbreak of Covi...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 28-year-old man died this morning after being shot yesterday in a daylight attack on Court Street.
Another man remains in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. His condition is not known.
Bermuda Police Service confirmed the death of Clarke Fox, who s...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian student in self-quarantine appealed for others to do what they could to curb the potential spread of Covid-19.
Isabella Zuill-McKenzie, a student at London Metropolitan University, went into self-quarantine on Sunday after she returned to...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man stopped by police minutes after he was warned not to drive was fined and banned from the roads today.
Anthony Davis, 51, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty to refusal to take a breath test in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that police noticed...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will detail its plans to phase out single-use plastics in the next few months.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said it was planned to eliminate their use in about two years.
Mr Roban said: “Our goal is to have the elimination o...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to up the cost of immigration fees has been approved by the House of Assembly.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the 5 per cent increase would mean almost $1 million in additional revenue.
Mr Dickinson said: “This is to ensu...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court is to get a permanent home in the building used to house the lower court, the Government has confirmed.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly last Wednesday that the cost of the mov...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes