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A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment who pleaded guilty to a charge of official corruption told a judge he was not aware he was committing a crime at the time of the offence.
David Curley also said that he was now unable to get a...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A senior pedestrian died after he was hit by a minibus in Hamilton last week, police said. Malston Iris became the ninth road fatality this year.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said the 71-year-old was seriously injured when a minibus hit him on...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An MP campaigning to stop a medical waste incinerator in her constituency appeared to backtrack this week on earlier comments about when she first heard of the controversial facility.
Tinée Furbert, a minister and the government MP for St George’s So...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s own Tim Terceira, who started out as a beach boy at the Lantana cottage colony, has been declared Hotelier of the Year in Canada’s Hotelier magazine.
The newly-retired general manager of the St Regis Hotel in Toronto, Mr Terceira told the p...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nurses who developed a procedure to treat and prevent pressure wounds in patients at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will see their work published in a British journal on geriatric medicine.
The method was shared already with hundreds of people...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The final sitting of the House of Assembly for 2022 promises to be a busy session for legislators - with items up for debate today including landmark minimum wage legislation
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cole Simons has insisted that he does not feel threatened by the deputy leader of One Bermuda Alliance, Jarion Richardson, but admits he may have “deficiencies” as head of the party.
Asked about comments from Mr Richardson that he could do some thing...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Commissioner of Police said he was trying to develop a speak up culture where officers were held to a “robust” set of standards.
Darrin Simons highlighted the importance of employees challenging any improper conduct by their colleagues but added ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Hamilton Christmas Boat Parade has been switched from Saturday to this coming Sunday evening because of gale-force winds forecast for the middle of the weekend.
Gusts of more than 40 knots or 46mph are expected, a spokeswoman for the City said, l...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda was “bent out of shape” by the shut down of Parliament caused by the failure of the needed number of MPs to show up last week, Dennis Lister, House of Assembly Speaker, said.
The Speaker expressed “disappointment” at the situation as he agai...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly