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The island’s Ombudsman is to step down next March after eight years in the role.
Victoria Pearman said she was proud of the work the office had carried out during her tenure – particularly faced with the “extraordinary challenges for us all” caused b...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermuda Coast Guard team towed children to safety after their fishing boat took on water.
The rescue came after a beachgoer saw people waving sticks and shouting for help.
The Department of Marine and Ports Services said that a member of the public...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Postal workers have been praised for “rising to the challenge” of delivering mail during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Wayne Furbert, the minister for the Cabinet Office, made the remarks at a press conference today, ahead of World Post Day tomorrow.
Mr ...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s Olympic triathlon hero will be welcomed back to Bermuda with a motorcade next week – and the public has been invited to come out and applaud.
The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said the island’s first Olympic gold medal winner would b...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Fifteen people have been deported for immigration breaches since the start of 2020, it was revealed yesterday.
The immigration department also investigated 431 marriages to check that people had not tied the knot with a non-Bermudian partner to allow...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government today warned the public about a fake e-mail that asked people to “validate” their Covid-19 status.
A spokeswoman said the e-mail – which was being spread on social media – was designed to appear as if it came from the Ministry of Healt...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team was trying to fix a problem with the Premier’s Instagram account today after followers highlighted it had been “hacked”.
David Burt said on Twitter that he woke up to more than 20 messages to alert him to the problem.
The davidburtmp Instagram...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A street that was the scene of a serious road accident has been closed off by the City of Hamilton.
Laffan Street was shut after a 43-year-old woman on a motorbike suffered serious head injuries after she drove over a newly-installed speed bump and l...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A hike in electricity bills sparked by increased fuel prices will make life tougher for families that already struggle to cover the basics, a charity head warned this week.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director of Family Centre, said some families l...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A plant nursery will not sell Christmas trees this year because of a shortage of the traditional fir trees in North America, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Julie Greaves, the general manager of Aberfeldy Nurseries in Paget, explained that a combinatio...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson