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DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Blaire Simmons
Two years ago Shilo Payne found himself sent to a health treatment court – he had developed a cannabis dependency and neglected to treat his mental illness.
Yesterday, he was celebrating graduating from the court’s programme, being clear of his addic...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Angry fishermen have threatened the Government with legal action over a sweeping marine conservation strategy they said was hatched in secret.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, unveiled in August, proposes marine protection areas with 20 per ce...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Weather Service has issued a gale warning for late tonight and tomorrow morning.
A post on the BWS Facebook page yesterday said: “A gale warning has been issued for late tonight and tomorrow morning.
“Gale force winds, rain and chilly te...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s economy contracted by 1.7 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest statistics.
But Jason Hayward, the Minister of the Economy, said that the figures were distorted by “increased inflationary pressure”, and that G...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Frustrated St David’s residents said they hoped to file a stop order to halt a proposed medical waste incineration facility being built in Southside.
However, attendees at a town hall meeting last night at Clearwater Middle School said they were also...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Jason Hayward, the Minister for the Economy, had little to report when asked for an update on the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan.
The plan, unveiled in the summer of 2020, consists of 31 initiatives devised to kick-start the economy in the wake...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former Premier has backed the head of the Information Commission in her efforts to protect public access to information.
Alex Scott, speaking as part of a new interview series, Conversations with a Former Premier with Heather Whalen, described Pati...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Colonialist world views and policies are largely responsible for the global climate crisis, a youth activist told a conference yesterday.
Xiuhtezcatl Roske Martinez added: “The decolonisation of Indigenous people reclaiming their sovereignty, lands ...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Demolition work has begun at the Government Quarry to tear down two buildings that were seriously damaged in a hurricane.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said the former carpentry and paint shop buildings at the site wer...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
