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Workers installing a solar project at the National Sports Centre got a brief dousing this morning when their drill struck a high-pressure water pipe.
The job is part of an ongoing renewable energy launch at the Devonshire facility.
The drilling is to...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police made 39 arrests over the Labour Day weekend, including two people for possession of knives.
Martin Weekes, the acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, said in one incident officers received a report of a person with a knife at a Front Street est...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is on the brink of a constitutional crisis after Britain blocked the Government’s flagship legislation to legalise the use and sale of cannabis
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Berkeley Institute last night celebrated its 125th anniversary in green and gold days before it welcomes its first signature learning programme students.
Keisha Douglas, the Berkeley principal, said 132 SLP students are set to start classes on Mo...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Rampant drug and alcohol abuse are “strong contributors” to many of the island’s social ills, the head of a leading addiction service has warned.
But the agencies that tackle addiction are “understaffed, under-resourced, underfunded”, warned Leslie G...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The drive for a regulated cannabis industry in Bermuda, which appeared to build into an open feud between the Bermuda and UK governments last night, already comes with a fraught history.
Legalising the drug is a key Progressive Labour Party pledge – ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
MPs will have access to the names of delegates who have the power to vote in any leadership challenge to David Burt, the Premier, next month.
The Progressive Labour Party made the statement following an internal flashpoint over the issue.
The announc...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government has said it is working with a community group to develop a plan for the future of Hamilton’s historic Wantley.
The house on Princess Street, which played a key role in the formation of the Berkeley Institute, is derelict and was schedu...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposal to build a facility in St David’s to incinerate medical waste has been given the green light by the Department of Planning.
The application by MediWaste proposed the erection of a new structure on industrially zoned land on Wallers Point R...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds of homes across Devonshire were in the dark yesterday evening after a widespread outage just after 6pm.
The power company’s website reported 350 customers lost power.
A spokesman for Belco said the power cut was caused by a palm frond becomi...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell