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The legalisation of cannabis will only benefit suppliers of the drug, the Opposition has warned.
The One Bermuda Alliance claimed that cannabis legislation expected to go before the House of Assembly tomorrow was a “bad Bill” that would do little to ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club has donated 30 laptops to Sandys Secondary Middle School.
Pupils and staff will use the Chromebooks for digital alongside two educational software programmes, Gizmos Math and Science Virtual Labs and IXL, which th...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The island logged another Covid-19 death last night, which pushed the pandemic death toll to 127.
But the number of active cases has dropped for the first time in several weeks.
There were 123 new cases recorded since Monday’s update and 157 recoveri...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man was cleared of attempted murder two years to the day after the gun attack happened.
The Supreme Court jury found Kyari Flood, 22, not guilty of the charge yesterday.
He was also cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The head of a private school and its chairwoman last night appealed for a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions for children and warned that the education system was close to breaking point.
Linda Parker, the head teacher at BHS, and Celia Powell, the ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Fees for some government services are to be increased after draft regulations were approved in the House of Assembly.
But David Burt, the Premier, pointed out that there had been no increases since 2018 – and that only “a few fees” would increase and...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Charity fundraisers who “braved the shave” in aid of childhood cancer research have so far raised more than $40,000.
Fundraising efforts for the annual St Baldrick’s Day event, where participants cut or completely shave their heads to raise cash, wer...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Opposition senator yesterday accused the Government of time-wasting to dodge debate on the new Budget.
Douglas De Couto, of the One Bermuda Alliance, claimed that the Government side ate up time by reading out unnecessary details about their portf...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A non-profit organisation is facing an increased demand for financial help from people who cannot afford important eye care services.
The Lions Clubs of Bermuda – which raises money to help visually impaired people – is holding its annual White Cane...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Chelsea Hill, RG Intern
A drink-driving motorcyclist who collided with a car and threatened to headbutt a police officer was banned from the roads yesterday and fined more than $3,400 for a string of traffic offences.
Urian Dickinson, 38, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Cou...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson