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It was ladies’ day as the Throne Speech blueprint for the new Parliamentary session was unveiled yesterday.
Colourful dresses added splashes of colour as a crowd assembled on the lawn of Cabinet Office to hear John Rankin, the Governor, read the spee...
DATE: Nov 10, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The community is invited on a walk to mark the opening of the new Railway Bridge on Monday morning.
There will be a one-lane closure in the eastbound lane on North Shore Road in Smith’s for the event.
Anyone interested in participating in the walk ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man died after he fell in the water while he fished off North Shore Road yesterday.
The 53-year-old was spotted floating face down in the sea near the Railway Trail in Hamilton Parish. Firefighters pulled him from the water at about 11am and rushed...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda National Trust has welcomed government’s Throne Speech promise to eliminate single-use plastic in Bermuda by 2022.
Bill Zuill, executive director for the BNT, said: “The impact of plastics on the oceans surrounding Bermuda and on our sho...
DATE: Nov 09, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
The new Minister of Finance said yesterday if Bermuda’s Budget is not balanced this financial year, it will be in the next one.
Curtis Dickinson said: “We are still working through the numbers, but we definitely need to balance the Budget and if we d...
DATE: Nov 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A woman has claimed her foster daughter’s school tried to transfer the child to a learning support class without consultation.
She said she refused to allow the move and the girl stayed in a mainstream class after her doctor recommended the seven-yea...
DATE: Nov 02, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
A police and fire service probe into a house blaze that killed a 66-year-old man continued today.
The man was found dead after a fire at a home on Scotts Hill Road, Sandys, last night,
Police said the victim would not be identified until next of kin ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Deputy Commissioner of Police Paul Wright retired today after a 34-year career in uniform.
Mr Wright worked with Humberside Police in England for six years before he joined the Bermuda Police Service.
He has worked in community policing, criminal inv...
DATE: Nov 02, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s cahow nesting season got off to an early start this year as breeding pairs returned to their burrows quicker than usual.
Jeremy Madeiros, the Government’s principal land conservation officer, said: “Many of the birds are returning a week ah...
DATE: Nov 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police launched an investigation yesterday after a flasher exposed himself to a horrified woman near a school in Smith’s yesterday,
An area resident said his wife was walking their dog when the man exposed himself.
He told The Royal Gazette: “My wife...
DATE: Nov 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan