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A case management system that is the “lifeblood” of the island’s courts must be replaced as a priority, the Registrar of the Courts said.
Alexandra Domingues noted in an annual report that the judiciary was told the funding needed to buy an up-to-dat...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Extreme high tides recorded in recent years could become the standard in Bermuda within 20 years, according to a new climate report.
The first half of a two-part report by Mark Guishard and researchers at the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Water suppliers warned residents to check their tanks and conserve as continuing dry weather spurs demand — with orders likely to peak around the upcoming Cup Match holiday.
Requests for water deliveries surged “tremendously” over the past month, acc...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
By the time today’s ten-year-olds are in their 50s, Bermuda will be experiencing rising sea levels, bigger and more frequent hurricanes and warmer waters if climate change trends continue.
Climate Change and Bermuda Part 1: The Science and Physic...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors will receive a 2.75 per cent increase in their contributory pension payments under an order passed in the Senate yesterday.
The Contributory Pensions (Amendment of Benefits) Order 2022 was debated and approved with no objections.
However...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government celebrated dozens of students who have been awarded scholarships to help to further their education as the September school year approaches.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said he was proud to see the amount given to student...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hamilton docks will close early today so that workers can honour a long-time colleague.
A public announcement was made by Polaris Holding Company, which counts the city’s dock operator Stevedoring Services among its subsidiaries.
It said: “The manage...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Young people will be showing off their pedal bike tricks as part of a new competition being launched in Dockyard on Saturday.
The Pop-A-Wheelie Competition is the brainchild of Kendrick Zuill and Shawn Simmons, aka Mr Fotogenick, who both felt that ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A senior who crashed a magistrate’s BMW has been ordered to pay $35,000 in damages.
Assistant Justice Jeffrey Elkinson ruled yesterday that Allan Robinson “failed to exercise the expected standard of care” that resulted in a crash involving Khamisi T...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two men were found not guilty yesterday of causing grievous bodily harm and depriving a man of his liberty.
Jahni Holder and Justin Cameron, both 27, were acquitted of the charges after a Supreme Court jury reached a majority verdict following about ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson