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Rising costs mean shoppers are unable to afford high cost purchases at grocery stores and must decide what to leave on the shelves, a charity leader has warned.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director at Family Centre, said that fluctuating prices mad...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The constitutional stand-off over whether Bermuda is allowed to legalise cannabis took a new twist as it emerged the British foreign secretary is currently considering if the controversial move can go ahead.
It remains unclear when Liz Truss, who is ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Police have urged the public to come forward with information about the murder of Rudy Smith on the tenth anniversary of his disappearance.
Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith said that Mr Smith was first reported missing on July 9, 2012, with the...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental group Greenrock has enlisted a UK engineering company to help it conduct feasibility studies the charity says are “instrumental in progressing an offshore wind project in Bermuda“.
Greenrock commissioned BVG Associates which has more t...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s newest correctional officers graduated at a passing out parade at the Co-Ed Facility on Friday.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, and Keeva Joell-Benjamin, the Commissioner of Corrections, were on hand to congratulate the e...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A hotel developer has been given the green light to erect gated fences over several roads at the St George’s Club despite almost 50 objections from area residents.
The application proposes that fencing be placed on Rose Hill Street and Somner Lan...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The minister of home affairs must reconsider a previously rejected planning application, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Jeffery Stirling had applied to build six two-bedroom residential units on a lot on Hallett Crescent in Pembroke, but was turned dow...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The PLP’s decision not to back proposed OBA legislation aimed at encouraging equality shows “how partisan our island has become”, according to the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Legal Affairs.
Scott Pearman said the OBA tabled the Equality Act ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A woman who conspired to smuggle three dozen vials of drugs into Bermuda hidden in shampoo bottles has had her appeal against conviction thrown out by the Supreme Court.
Lencia Berkeley was found guilty after a trial in Magistrates’ Court, but launch...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Revellers from across the island are being invited to St George to "experience the true sense of community“ during its Cup Match celebration on Friday.
The Corporation of St George is hosting the Cup Match Extravaganza – the first fully open event in...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan