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Resignation may be the “best option” for a controversial senator and junior minister after a court heard he had failed to pay $19,000 in rent arrears to his elderly former landlady, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday.
Cole Simons said: “Wh...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Minister of National Security condemned Thursday’s shooting which left a 26-year-old man with serious gunshot wounds.
Renee Ming said: “We must break this senseless cycle of violence. I again urge members of the public to assist the police. If yo...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy pupils will return to their classrooms on Monday, the Ministry of Education confirmed yesterday.
The news that the schools would open their doors to pupils on Monday came two weeks after the start of the ne...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A “substantially lower” building permit fee was offered to the developers of a solar farm at the airport, a home affairs ministry spokesman has confirmed.
He added that the reduced rate – understood to be $100,000 – was justified because of the site’...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 2,860 people have signed a petition urging the Government to scrap the Covid-19 SafeKey requirement.
The petition, posted on the change.org platform, claims that the regulation is having a damaging effect on the economy.
Under current C...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Emergency services staffing levels have started to recover after quarantine rules were relaxed, it was revealed yesterday.
A spokesman for the Fire Service Association said that a loosening off of Covid-19 regulations that allowed close contacts of a...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police yesterday issued 34 traffic tickets and made one arrest today after they mounted a speed checkpoint in the wake of an appeal for officers to help cut down dangerous driving.
Officers were stationed along Middle Road, Southampton, near Five Sta...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The owners of the island’s biggest hotel were this week locked in talks with the Government in a bid to get the Fairmont Southampton up and running again.
David Burt, the Premier, told news site TNN that getting financing in place for a major renovat...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s main coronavirus testing laboratory has caught up on a backlog of tests, the director said today.
Carika Weldon, in charge of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, said “This is the final update.
“As of 5.30pm on Jan 21, we a...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An emergency bus schedule has been extended until next week, the Department of Public Transportation announced today.
A spokeswoman said that bus routes would continue to operate on and expanded Sunday schedule because of staff shortages.
She added t...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
