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A 24-year-old man has died after a shooting at a community club, police said last night.
The incident happened just after an Easter event that involved about 100 children and their families at Warwick Workmen’s Club.
The children and their families g...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A US body has begun discussions about an extension to the Atlantic hurricane season after seven years in a row of preseason storms.
Ken Graham, the director of the American National Hurricane Centre, told the weather website AccuWeather that the agen...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The battle to save the Corporation of Hamilton is to go to Bermuda’s highest court of appeal, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Corporation of Hamilton is to lodge an appeal with the Privy Council in London in a last-ditch attempt to block government...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government has defended its plan to extend tax breaks to boost tourism despite concerns raised by a former finance minister.
Curtis Dickinson, who quit the post in February, warned that he generally did not support concessions for hotel developme...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An 18-year-old shot dead on Tuesday night was named last night by police.
A spokesman said that the dead man was Laje Franklin, from St George’s.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Stableford said the investigation into the killing continued.
He added: ...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The first Bermudian-born Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court judge has stood down after almost 30 years on the bench.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons was involved in some of the island’s biggest cases over her distinguished career, including h...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A police officer first decided to try and keep young men on the straight and narrow because he wanted young people to avoid bad influences that could lead to them meeting on an official basis.
Now, 16 years on, Corville Hylton has taken a total of fi...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A mural designed to highlight the achievements of Olympic gold winner Dame Flora Duffy was officially unveiled yesterday.
Charles and Maria Duffy, Dame Flora’s parents, attended as the completed mural on the front of General Post Office in Hamilton w...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Easter treats were handed out to health workers today as a show of appreciation for their efforts over the Covid-19 crisis.
Bermuda College culinary arts students delivered 1,000 hot cross buns to staff at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Mid-At...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A section of Middle Road in Smith’s will be closed at the weekend as part of Belco trenching works across the island.
A notice from the Ministry of Public Works said that the closure was needed “to accommodate a crossover from the westbound lane into...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
