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Bermudian reggae star Collie Buddz got into an online spat with David Burt after the singer complained about the ban on raft-ups because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The singer, whose real name is Colin Harper, wrote to the Premier on Saturday on Twitte...
DATE: Jun 16, 2020
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The Government will continue to invest in social services in an attempt to combat violent crime, the Premier pledged last night.
David Burt said: “This government’s investments in education, training, mental health and programmes like redemption far...
DATE: Jun 16, 2020
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Sarah Lagan
A dog owner has appealed for public help to trace her dog, which ran off after it was hit by a car that failed to stop.
The pitbull dog, called Kane, was struck near Port Royal Gas Station in Southampton last Tuesday and was last seen heading in the ...
DATE: Jun 16, 2020
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A 24-year-old man was shot several times last night.
Police rushed to the Unfinished Church in St George’s at about 9.40pm after reports of gunshots.
One caller reported that a man had been shot and taken to hospital in a private vehicle.
Commissio...
DATE: Jun 14, 2020
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Crime
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Sarah Lagan
Two men were stabbed and several people arrested after violence broke out at John Smith’s Bay yesterday.
A 19-year-old and a 20-year-old both suffered stab wounds, but they were not thought to be life-threatening.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corb...
DATE: Jun 14, 2020
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Sarah Lagan
A nursery school was forced to remove a Facebook photograph of a three-year-old white boy dressed in a Gombey cloak after he became a target for “racial bullying”.
McCartney Hart, the owner of Perform to Learn, removed the post on Monday after it at...
DATE: Jun 13, 2020
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Up to 1,000 people are expected to march through Hamilton tomorrow in a demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Chief Inspector Jerome Laws, in charge of policing the event, said the protest, organised by Social Justice Bermuda, ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2020
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Accessibility is the theme of this year’s UN International Day of Disabled Persons.
The Ministry of Health’s Disability Advisory Council will work with Ageing and Disability Services to mark the occasion at a special ceremony on December 3.
Kim Wils...
DATE: Nov 29, 2019
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A report on the island’s prison system carried out by a British consultant has been reviewed by the Government — but the Minister of National Security has said the report will not be made public “at this stage”.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said th...
DATE: Nov 25, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
Proposed changes to the healthcare system in a bid to cut its massive costs without proper information would be a disaster, the head of a think-tank has warned.
Philip Butterfield, the chairman of the BermudaFirst advisory group, said healthcare at p...
DATE: Nov 25, 2019
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Health
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Sarah Lagan