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A call for “shadowy” groups to cease and desist has been made by the Premier, who claimed people were deliberately trying to sow division in the Progressive Labour Party.
David Burt, who faces a challenge to his leadership at the delegates conference...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Emergency powers brought in to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic will be withdrawn at the end of November, Kim Wilson, the health minister, said yesterday.
The minister is to outline the moves when the House of Assembly meets on Friday for the first time ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A serving police officer remains suspended on full pay after being arrested for an alleged criminal offence two months ago.
Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police, told The Royal Gazette yesterday that the male officer was arrested on July 28 and ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will try to fill its vacant top position internally rather than conduct another global search for a new chief executive, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The publicly funded quango announced in June that Charles Jeffers III...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Retroactive plans for works at a Southampton graveyard which raised concerns about the handling of remains have been rejected by the Development Applications Board.
St Anne’s Church had sought retroactive planning approval for the addition of two gra...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The constitutional implications of Britain’s refusal to let Bermuda legalise the use and production of cannabis are set to be assessed by Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
The move comes as the island was left on the brink of a ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A man dealt a life sentence for a 2018 fatal shooting described by prosecutors as a “public execution” is set to appeal his conviction.
According to the Court of Appeal’s draft cause list, Taaj Muhammad is set to appeal his conviction for the murder ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 52-year-old man was banned from the roads for six months yesterday after pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention.
Jason Fostine-DeSilva, of Smith’s, appeared in Magistrates’ Court and admitted to committing the offence on March ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has urged people to wear helmets when riding motorbikes on public roads — even on electric scooters.
Dennis Lister III, the chairman of the BRSC, said that under the law protective headgear must be worn by anyone drivi...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A nurse who was struck by a car died from a blood clot in her lungs, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Michael Pickup, a forensic pathologist based in Toronto, Canada, said that Tamra Broadley suffered a deep-vein thrombosis, also known as a blood c...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson