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A former Bermuda policeman is missing at sea after going out fishing in Dominica on August 11.
Huron Vidal, 73, served with the Bermuda Police Service between 1976 and 2004, predominantly with the Marine Section. He retired as a watch sergeant in th...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are investigating whether a video circulating on social media of a man wielding what appears to be a gun is local.
The film shows the man waving around the weapon and showing off what appears to be a magazine loaded with bullets. At one point...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Opposition has called on the Government to eliminate the sugar tax and reduce Belco’s duty on fuel to help families dealing with the cost of living crisis.
Last month, MPs approved spending $5.8 million as part of a $15 million package that ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An investigation is under way after the taxi operators president ejected a family of tourists, including a baby, from his vehicle.
A complaint has been made about the conduct of Dennis Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Taxi Owners and Operators A...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has been unable to complete a Public Access to Information request to release the title deeds of Tudor Farm because they cannot be found.
Tudor Farm is a 10.36 acre area on the border of Southampton and Sandys zoned as agricultural ser...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermuda bird conservation charity is exploring a potential name change to distance itself from John James Audubon, the anti-abolitionist slave owner it derives from.
The Bermuda Audubon Society said the conversation had begun in light of other orga...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Pembroke residents living in the shadow of Belco are fed up of talk and want to see more action taken to combat pollution and nuisance from the plant.
Last week the Regulatory Authority,
Belco, the Government and the One Bermuda Alliance all rele...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are urging people to stay away from illegal drugs after a spate of non-fatal drug overdoses.
The Royal Gazette understands that there have been at least three reported overdose incidents in the past fortnight.
It was not confirmed what dr...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Pembroke resident Adenike Carmichael’s dream home became a nightmare because of problems she believes could be a result of Belco operations. Sarah Lagan visited her at her house on Bluff Lane to hear her story.
Becoming a new homeowner was far ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A “stop work” order has been placed on a controversial project to clear an area of Harrington Sound Road that was once protected as coastal reserve.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed that the “stop work” order was signed at the S...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan