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Delegates from 15 different countries came to Bermuda this week for the Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association Conference.
Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda and outgoing CAROA president, said the results were positive with public sessions tac...
DATE: May 31, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bus drivers were set to begin a work to rule from 6am today, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Transport.
A spokesman said the Department of Public Transportation was notified of the industrial action by the Bus Operators and Allied Workers Di...
DATE: May 30, 2019
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Budget
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Marissa Trott is no stranger to the stage but this week she faces her greatest challenge: a leading role in the two-person play Veils.
The 21-year-old theatre and sociology student said that while the production has been demanding, she is thrilled to...
DATE: May 30, 2019
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Policies will limit the use of special taxi permits when they are introduced, according to Zane DeSilva, Minister of Tourism and Transport.
Mr DeSilva said that while the announcement of the permits was met with an “overwhelmingly positive” response ...
DATE: May 30, 2019
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More than 30 buses have been cancelled this afternoon, according to an alert released by the Government.
A total of 34 buses scheduled to to begin between 2pm and 7.49pm have been cancelled.
Government announced yesterday that the Bus Operators and A...
DATE: May 30, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bus drivers could begin a work-to-rule as soon as this afternoon over longstanding problems.
Chris Furbert, the Bermuda Industrial Union president, told ZBM News that workers had a divisional meeting on Monday evening, when they agreed to give the ma...
DATE: May 29, 2019
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of a gun murder told a jury yesterday he was selling crack cocaine on the night of the shooting.
Kiari Tucker, 22, said he saw Morlan Steede in the Deepdale area hours before he was shot, but he had nothing to do with his murder.
Prosec...
DATE: May 29, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two Bermuda police officers have been honoured by the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police.
Superintendent Na’imah Astwood was named first runner-up in the ACCP’s Top Caribbean Career Move prize at the organisation’s 34th Annual General M...
DATE: May 28, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Community police officers will hold meet-and-greet sessions in two parishes today.
Litanya Smith, the parish constable for Hamilton Parish, will hold a community outreach clinic for residents from 1pm to 5pm at the Shelly Bay MarketPlace on North Sho...
DATE: May 28, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A thief stole a Dunkley’s Dairy truck from Hamilton yesterday afternoon — but the vehicle was recovered about three hours later.
Michael Dunkley, owner of the business and a former One Bermuda Alliance premier, said the management team at the dairy t...
DATE: May 28, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes