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Bermuda’s Olympic hero Flora Duffy has been made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours.
Ms Duffy, OBE, who struck gold in Tokyo as she triumphed in the triathlon putting Bermuda on the world stage, was recognised as Dame Commander of the British Empire fo...
DATE: Jan 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Schools will open to in-class learning as planned on January 5 despite safety concerns expressed by the teachers’ union, the Ministry of Education confirmed tonight.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it is not safe for students and teachers to retur...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police last night appealed to the public for information about a Boxing Day fight that broke out near the home of the victim of Wednesday night’s shooting.
A police spokesman said information on the disturbance could be vital to the firearms investig...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A restaurateur has introduced day time entertainment over the festive season in a bid to beat curfew restrictions on night-time events.
Dennie O’Connor of The White Horse Pub and Restaurant in St George, said: “I am encouraging the public to keep din...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Olympic hero Flora Duffy has ended the year on another high after she was listed by The World Economic Forum as one of nine women who made history in 2021.
The influential Swiss-based think tank said: “Duffy won the women’s triathlon at the 2020 Toky...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has recorded four more deaths from Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
Two of the deaths occurred in September and November, respectively, and are being reported following ongoing death certificate reconciliation.
The othe...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 21-year-old man was last night being treated in hospital after a shooting in Pembroke.
A police spokesman said: “Shortly before 8.30pm, police received a 911 call reporting gun shots heard in the area of Mount Hill Road, Pembroke.
“Police attended ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of Education yesterday issued a reminder to parents and students to preregister for back-to-school Covid-19 testing.
Negative results must be submitted by January 5 to allow for in-school learning. Results for those testing privately are...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police officers last night confirmed a firearms incident in a residential area.
A spokesman said gunshots were fired in the Deepdale Road area of Pembroke just after 10pm.
Armed response units and officers from the forensic support unit sealed off th...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier and a civilian suffered serious facial injuries after their motorbikes were in collision in the West End last night.
Police said a man leaving the RBR Coast Guard headquarters in Sandys and a man on a motorcycle trave...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan