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A father of three who is battling cancer in his bones and lungs has set up a fundraiser to pay for experimental treatment.
George Scott-Smith, 56, said that he had been fighting prostate cancer since 2019, and discovered in January that it had metast...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermuda-based company is coming under increasing fire after it called time on one of London’s oldest restaurants.
Tavor Holdings, registered on Victoria Street in Hamilton, owns a property in the British capital that has been home to chop house Sim...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Partial lane closures are set to return to Harrington Sound Road next week as Belco places fibre-optic lines in the area.
A Ministry of Public Works notice said the closures will enable Belco to pull fibre-optic lines through newly installed manholes...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance has questioned whether the Government’s promise to have a replacement airline flying between Boston and Bermuda this month was “a ploy”.
Susan Jackson, the Shadow Minister of Tourism, asked in a statement yesterday what had ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
It was an afternoon of dark skies, strong winds and occasional showers — typical weather for Bermuda at this time of year.
Despite the unwelcoming skies, residents and visitors flocked in their thousands along the streets of Hamilton to witness one ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
In a first for the island, young Bermudian McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, former Youth Premier, has delivered a speech in the British House of Commons to mark UK Youth Parliament Day.
Speaking on Friday at the same dispatch box used by the British prime mini...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has come under fire for releasing the latest inflation figures only after it delivered its Throne Speech on Friday.
The monthly statistics are normally released in the middle of each month. But the October bulletin was released late on...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Opposition has applauded news of the Government’s decision, announced after the Throne Speech, to drop the Travel Authorisation form with its $40 fee as of November 13.
But Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister and an outspoken critic of th...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Infants are to be given the chance for a better start in life through a government programme that will map the gaps, disparities and inequalities in child services.
The First 1,000 Days initiative was unveiled in Friday’s Throne Speech and is designe...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Vulnerable families could get increased financial aid to help with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, said in the Throne Speech on Friday that the Cost of Living (Essential Commodities) Regulations will come int...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson