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A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was found in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
A police spokesman added that the 37-year-old man was expected to appear in court next week.
The arrest came after the body of ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An insurance company has backed plans for a major shake-up of the healthcare system.
Peter Lozier, the chief executive of Argus Americas, said the company shared the Government’s “vision to provide access to quality, affordable healthcare to every Be...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A crackdown on gang violence is needed to shake Bermuda out of its acceptance of gun crime, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday.
Cole Simons demanded a tougher response from David Burt, the Premier, in the aftermath of a string of shootings t...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A former education minister yesterday backed a campaign to save a historic primary school scheduled for closure.
Randy Horton, an ex-Progressive Labour Party minister and a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, said that the Ministry of Education ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Long-term residents will be able to apply for permanent residence from next year after new rules were introduced, the Minister of Labour said yesterday.
Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly that the changes were in line with immigration law chang...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The number of active Covid-19 cases has fallen by four to 58, the department of health said last night.
There were 20 positive results out of 6,674 tests carried out between last Sunday and Wednesday – a positivity rate of 0.3 per cent.
But 24 people...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost $8.5 million was handed over by the Government to Skyport in the latest minimum revenue guarantee payout, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told MPs that airport operator Skyport gave the Bermud...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A $43.3 million deficit was recorded by the Government in the first half of the financial year, the finance minister revealed yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson told MPs that the “all inclusive” deficit, which included capital spending and debt service...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A wishlist of more than 30 Throne Speech priorities is too many for the Government to deal with, an Opposition MP said last night.
Scott Pearman, the shadow legal affairs minister, said the Government should prioritise immigration changes, foreign i...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The leader of an organisation set up to help victims of domestic violence said assistance was available around the clock.
Laurie Shiell Smith, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, highlighted that a 24-hour hotline was available.
Ms S...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter