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A man arrested following a brawl on Front Street in which a pitbull terrier died has appeared in court.
In Magistrates’ Court yesterday Kyle Smith, 36, pleaded not guilty to three charges of injuring a police officer, one count of threatening behavi...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police reported 31 people arrested for 33 offences over Cup Match, including four for possession of bladed articles.
Most arrests during “robust policing” over a largely incident-free holiday weekend were for outstanding warrants, with 16 people deta...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jermaine DeSilva cannot fathom leaving the house that has been in his family for generations yet, at the same time, he cannot bear the thought of his young family continuing to endure the pollution from the Belco power plant.
Both of his children, a...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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An abandoned dog and her five pups that were rescued last month are on the road to recovery.
Xena, a five-year-old bull breed, was found sheltering under a van with her litter. She was malnourished, suffering from a skin condition, and said to be in ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Live entertainment for all the family will be on show when the Bermuda Festival kicks off in November.
Festival organisers have released the line-up for the event, which this year will showcase a broad range of acts featuring everything from Shakespe...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A summer camp aimed at helping public schoolchildren catch up on their reading skills recently provided an opportunity for four aspiring teaching interns to gain professional experience.
The three-week programme which finished last Friday is a conti...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A short-lived blaze broke out yesterday at a building on Church Street, prompting several businesses to evacuate – including a neighbouring department store.
Smoke billowing from windows at the Pickle Barrel Building at 26 Church Street was reported ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermuda-bound cruise ship was struck by a fishing boat early Saturday morning off the coast of Massachusetts.
According to the US Coast Guard, the Norwegian Pearl was about 41 miles east of Nantucket at about 2.35am that day when it collided the 92...
DATE: Aug 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s top health official foresees a surge of Covid-19 in the wake of the Cup Match weekend that brought spectators and revellers together in their thousands.
Ayo Oyinloye, the chief medical officer, told The Royal Gazette “the past is an indi...
DATE: Aug 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Managing funds at the island’s hospitals is “extremely challenging in the current environment”, the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief financial officer has said.
Bill Shields added that the BHB was affected by rising costs and global economic challenge...
DATE: Aug 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter