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Power company Belco has welcomed a Throne Speech commitment by the Government to update air quality legislation.
Wayne Caines, the utility firm’s president, added that residents must work together to tackle pollution.
He said: “Belco is committed to ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A human-rights activist doubts that pressure from the UK to amend Bermuda’s same-sex marriage laws will have any effect.
Linda Bogle-Mienzer, added that she thought it unlikely that Whitehall will force the island’s hand on the issue.
Same-sex marria...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The winners have been announced for the Bermuda National Trust’s student art competition, sponsored by the insurance firm Sompo International and entitled “Bermuda Roots”.
Artwork from primary, middle and senior school students was judged by artists ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man found on a bus with a knife has been arrested, police said yesterday.
Officers were called to a crash involving a bus near Chapel Road, Paget, on Tuesday, when they were told a male passenger had a knife.
A police spokesman said: “As passengers...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Scores of stolen vehicles recovered by police will be destroyed unless claimed by their owners.
The Bermuda Police Service has published a list of six cars and 60 cycles currently in the police impound in Prospect.
A spokesman said: “Our priority is...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Emergency Cabinet meetings have been held to address violence at CedarBridge Academy, David Burt revealed at a town hall meeting last night.
The Premier was responding to comments from a father of a CedarBridge student who said his daughter was atta...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The new Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Owen Darrell, and the Minister of Public Works, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch will hold a press conference at 2.30pm today on the Throne Speech.
We will have live coverage and in-depth reports.
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Ministry of Transport and Transport Control Department has closed its North Street office due to a water outage.
A Government spokesman said the office closed at 1.30pm and that the outage was being addressed.
He added: “The Ministry of Transpor...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
David Burt remains “convinced” in Bermuda’s commitment to fintech even as the crash of a major Bahamas-based cryptocurrency trader stoked doubts globally on the industry.
The Premier has taken to social media in the aftermath of the implosion of FTX ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 68-year-old man died after a single vehicle car crash in the early hours yesterday.
Just after 4am, police received a report of an incident east of the junction of Watch Hill and South Road in Smith’s.
Shortly after they arrived they found an unr...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan