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A gay rights charity has voiced its support for a police officer who accused two colleagues of a serious sexual assault.
OutBermuda said in a press release that it backed the officer’s legal challenge of a decision by the Director of the Department o...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A care home recovering from an outbreak of Covid-19 has a new executive director who is no stranger to a crisis.
April Augustus will take the helm at Westmeath Nursing and Residential Home on Monday, after a year-long stint as executive director at ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
David Burt has given himself responsibility for getting casinos up and running in Bermuda — and reiterated that only cashless gambling will be allowed in them.
The Premier announced as part of a Cabinet reshuffle yesterday that “consistent with my re...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A divorced mother of two has appealed for better guidance from the Government on whether separated parents can meet during the coronavirus lockdown to hand over children.
The woman said she had not seen her two youngsters, aged 10 and 13, since April...
DATE: Apr 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Most women due to give birth in hospital will still be able to have their partners at their side when they are in labour despite the Covid-19 crisis, it was revealed yesterday.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night that — as long as fathers or ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two people out running in the early hours of this morning were charged with breach of the shelter in place rules, police said today.
The pair were spotted by a police patrol on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s, near Knapton Hill, about 2.20am.
They w...
DATE: Apr 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board said that the community was the “first line of defence” against Covid-19, as he urged citizens to help stop the spread of the disease.
Michael Richmond told The Royal Gazette that a supply of N95 resp...
DATE: Mar 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Sophia Cannonier is used to not seeing her two eldest children while they are away at boarding school — but now she has no idea when she will next be reunited with them.
Ravi and Vidya Cannonier-Watson, who are both studying dance in Britain, were un...
DATE: Mar 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Government could build or convert buildings to field hospitals to deal with the Covid-19 crisis if needed, the Ministry of Health has said.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry added: “Nothing is being ruled out.”
The spokeswoman said that the G...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Bermudian family were quarantined in their Hong Kong home due to the coronavirus pandemic just weeks after they moved to the region.
Nijah Dyer, her husband, Shannon, and their children, Adrianna and Julius, moved to the city last December for Mr D...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways