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The island’s top police officer quit his post last week with almost two years to run on his contract. The Royal Gazette takes a look at the tumultuous three year tenure of Stephen Corbishley, now the former Commissioner of Police.
Stephen Corbis...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A public authority involved in an inquiry into misconduct claims against the head of the island’s child protection agency has claimed it does not have a report on the investigation’s findings.
Gina Hurst-Maybury, the acting permanent secretary at the...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A bakery told customers yesterday it was working hard to “regroup” and open its doors again after a tough year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Cake Shop, on Curving Avenue, Pembroke, posted a message on Facebook to explain why it had yet to reop...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An Australian cryptocurrency mogul living in Bermuda is facing extradition to the US to face money laundering charges.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Gregory Dwyer, a senior employee for the cryptocurrency derivative exchange platform BitMEX...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Fewer than 40 per cent of staff in long-term care centres have full immunisation against Covid-19, health ministry estimates have revealed.
The ministry, in response to a public access to information request from The Royal Gazette, said an estimated...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Health officials have updated a list of summer camps approved for “Covid-19 compliance”.
The Ministry of Health list had 29 camps on it yesterday and 51 today.
Public schools finish for the summer break on June 29 and most private schools will start...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
⋅ Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States to treat tropical diseases and scabies. It is not FDA-approved for the treatment or prevention of Covid-19, but the agency has given special “com...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A company awarded a multimillion-dollar government contract to claw back land tax arrears does not have a debt collection licence, The Royal Gazette has confirmed.
A new law, which came into force at the start of last year, ruled that anyone “pursui...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A batch of Bermudian words has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time – along with a guide on how to pronounce them.
Aceboy, Gombey, greeze, mice, and mug are among the new entries, included because of Bermudian linguist Rosem...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Jobs will be lost at the Bermuda Tourism Authority as the organisation grapples with a second year of Covid-19, the body’s interim CEO said yesterday.
Glenn Jones said: “Like any travel industry business struggling into a second year of the pandemic,...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways