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St George needs its own fire brigade – even if that means individual citizens sponsoring it, according to the town’s mayor.
George Dowling III insisted he would like government funds to be used to increase protection in St George from fire but also ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A woman who punched a police officer while being arrested on New Year’s Day was given a six-month conditional discharge.
Samirah Muhammad, 22, from Sandys, pleaded guilty to violently resisting arrest when she appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
Police ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A message circulating on social media warning that a new variant of the Covid-19 virus is far more dangerous than previous variants has been branded false by health chiefs.
The message, which claims to be from the Ministry of Health, states that the ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Four schools have received cash donations thanks to the fundraising efforts of amateur athletes.
Twenty teams recently took part in the Off Level Games – an adult sports day consisting of fun events such as dodgeball, sumo wrestling, volleyball and e...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A young bald eagle was caught on camera when it perched at the top of a tree in Southampton.
Ploied Schokman described the creature as a “very beautiful, big bird”.
He saw the eagle, which arrived on the island last March, at Alton Hill.
In the Bermu...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A forest of casuarinas and hundreds of pounds of debris have been cleared from Bermuda’s largest fortification as part of a clean-up of the historic Fort Victoria.
The fortification once watched over the town of St George but sections were destroyed ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Ukrainian living in Bermuda has risked life and limb making visits to her war-torn country to provide aid and military provisions.
Anya Nabiulina, 31, whose family are living in Ukraine, has made four trips there since April to provide aid to the l...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man jailed for 12 years after being caught with ammunition has had his sentence cut by more than three years on appeal.
Christopher Perinchief pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition after 32 rounds were discovered hidden in a Thermos in his car...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian-born woman who served in the US Navy during the 1950s and founded a charity for troubled youth in California became “a pillar of strength” in her Los Angeles community.
Gwendolyn Smith Bolden, daughter of Charles Smith and Dorothy Wheeler...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A rider was found to be carrying a knife after he injured his leg when his bike hit a wall following a police chase.
The incident happened on January 1 at about 4.55pm after officers ran laser speed checks on Middle Road near Store Lane in Sandys.
A...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
