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Farmers across the island have been left counting the cost after rampant thefts from their fields during the day as well as under cover of darkness.
Police are investigating a string of thefts and have warned the public to be on guard if approached b...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Police Service has felt the impact of the latest wave of Covid-19 with one in ten staff members off work because of the virus.
Darrin Simons, the Acting Commissioner of Police, said the BPS had risen its Covid threat level to green, indic...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters said Bermuda was temporarily left without fire coverage yesterday after one fire station was closed and firefighters from the two remaining stations responded to a blaze.
Three fire trucks and eight firefighters quickly extinguished the ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two litigants battling to get a case about the recent Commission of Inquiry heard in the Supreme Court claim the judiciary is in “crisis” because of the lack of an impartial judge to preside over it.
Raymond Davis and Myron Piper wrote an open letter...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance is urging the Government not to renew public safety restrictions when they expire next week.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, also said that SafeKey and travel authorisation forms should be abolished...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man was charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning in connection with a stabbing.
Steven Ming, 58, was accused of wounding Caldric Nash with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The incident was alleged to have happened on Sunday in St George...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police have responded to an alleged firearms incident on Deepdale Road in Pembroke last night.
According to a police spokesman, residents called authorities at around 7.45pm after hearing gunshots in the area.
The spokesman said: “Upon arrival at the...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A gunpowder magazine built in the 1820s is undergoing intensive restoration helping to keep its important role in Bermuda’s history alive.
The project is part of the wider St George’s Foundation restoration programme at Ferry Point Park in St George...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An historic medal close to Bermuda’s long fight to secure women the right to vote has been auctioned for an “excellent” price in the UK.
The silver medal of freedom fighter Frances Outerbridge, dated 1912, fetched ₤13,400 — about $18,370 — at Stroud...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A member of the executive team that helped to launch the Disney Cruise Line has been named as the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s new head of global communications and partnerships.
Amy Moynihan was appointed to the position at the start of the year afte...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson