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A boost in Government revenue has caused a projected 2021/22 budget deficit to drop by 35 per cent, the Government announced yesterday morning.
David Burt, the Premier and the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that based on numbers subm...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of death by careless driving insisted that the sun was too harsh for him to properly see.
Norrell Hull Jr, 48, told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that the conditions on Berry Hill Road, Paget, including shadows cast by trees, made it d...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The freeze on gas and diesel prices will save drivers $6.1 million, David Burt, the Premier, told MPs.
Mr Burt, who is also finance minister, said that if a block had not been put on rising pump costs last March, the average motorist would be paying ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Government has defended its use of overseas firefighters at the LF Wade International Airport, reiterating that the measure is temporary.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, said yesterday that the Canadian firefighters were required to...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Members of a community group gathered on East Broadway yesterday to protest the fashion industry’s effects on the environment and the exploitation of workers.
The event was organised by the community group Bermuda is Love as the final event of its “...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A former drug addict who has been sober for 25 years yesterday challenged young men struggling with addiction to look into a mirror and imagine what they looked like – physically, emotionally and spiritually, before drugs had taken over their lives. ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
An online portal will be launched today for health professionals to pay registration application fees.
The Bermuda Health Council announced its move to the new system yesterday.
It said: “The online payment portal allows regulated health professiona...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Royal Navy ship is paying a visit to Bermuda to take part in hurricane preparedness exercises, Government House has said.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Tideforce, which is designed to support the UK’s two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, is ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A teenager who was missing this morning has been found safe and well, police said.
An appeal was made earlier for help to find Loveitta Burgess.
But a Bermuda Police Service spokesman said at about noon: “Thanks to the assistance of the public, 14-ye...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government is to phase out all Covid-19 public safety measures — including the controversial Travel Authorisation Form — in three stages over the next two months.
But no decision has been made on whether travellers will still have to fill out alt...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan