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A judge has ruled in favour of a lawyer who sued The Royal Gazette after it reported on the work he did in Bermuda for an American billionaire accused of tax evasion.
Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden ordered the newspaper not to publish anything containe...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A man who claimed asthma prevented him from taking a police breath test has had his conviction for refusal to comply upheld.
Michael Richardson was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court after officers said he used a “stop and start” approach to the brea...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
There has been a three-fold increase in the amount of goods imported into Bermuda because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Customs officials.
Lucinda Pearman the Collector of Customs, said that residents were buying goods online from oversea...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A retired principal of a private school backed the Government’s plans to shake up the public education system – but said the scheme had to be supported by good resources and teacher training.
Sue Moench, who retired from Mount St Agnes Academy, a Cat...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity dedicated to the protection of children appealed for better education on sex and consent to help prevent abuse.
Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and executive director of Scars, said parents and caregivers had to push past their discomfort and ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A heart specialist yesterday claimed people needed to question their doctor and get a second opinion if they have concerns about a medical diagnosis
Christopher Irobunda of the New York Presbyterian Hospital, said people had to be confident when dea...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A secondary school has challenged the public to take part in an island-wide reading festival to celebrate the fight for racial justice in Bermuda.
The Berkeley Institute will lead the charge in the One Island, One Book project by having pupils and st...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A controversial senator and junior minister quit last night in the face of mounting criticism after it was revealed he owed an elderly woman $19,000 in unpaid rent.
Curtis Richardson will resign his seat in the Upper House and position as junior nati...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The death toll from the coronavirus rose to 114 last night after health officials announced two more deaths.
There are now 16 infected people in hospital, with three of them in intensive care.
The latest test figures showed 496 new infections out of ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who won $1.9 million in damages from the Bermuda Hospitals Board after his wife died of cancer has been jailed in Britain for drug offences.
Kemar Maybury, who now lives in Brighton, was arrested in March 2020 – less than two months after a cou...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter