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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
A 30-year-old man who admitted shattering his ex-girlfriend’s car window and threatening to blow up her car and shoot her was sentenced to time already served in custody in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Dennis Richardson, of no known address, pleade...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A 59-year-old visitor who was caught with a bullet in his backpack as he returned to a cruise ship received an absolute discharge in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Victor Laczo, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to possessing a .22 calibre...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
Police insisted that the public “must do better” after arrests for criminal and traffic offences, including eight drink driving arrests, were made at the holiday weekend.
The criticism, which was made over the police service’s social media platforms,...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
