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A temporary freeze on gas and diesel prices and a review to try and cut the cost of fuel was yesterday announced by the Premier.
David Burt, who is also the finance minister, pledged to try and reduce fuel costs next month against a backdrop of a cos...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A new airline flying from Bermuda could take off later this year.
Coral Jet has submitted an application to the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority for an air operator’s certificate.
The company has also advertised for pilots to be based in Bermuda.
An...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have confirmed that a 89-year-old man who was seriously injured in a fire in a Devonshire apartment block on Thursday has died.
The man, who has not yet been named by police, was seriously injured in the fire on Devon Spring Lane.
A spokesman ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Friends and family said farewell to former MP Darius Tucker yesterday in a funeral service at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, and Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, both attended the servi...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Supporters of same-sex marriage would have a “good chance” of victory if their case was heard in the European Court of Human Rights, a constitutional expert said.
Nicola Barker, a professor of law at the University of Liverpool in England, highlighte...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new collective bargaining agreement has been struck between Stevedoring Services and the Bermuda Industrial Union, the firm’s parent company said yesterday.
The agreement came despite a “rocky relationship” over the past two years between Polaris H...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Children in care will get a say in decisions made about their welfare if a new advisory council gets the go-ahead, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said yesterday.
Tinée Furbert told MPs: “The innovative proposed enhancements take into ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermudian dancer said he was ecstatic to be featured in a new music video by superstar musicians.
Marcus “Tizzebra” Smith was highlighted among other dancers in the recently released official music video Trampoline, which was recorded in New York ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A massive pop art-style mural designed to honour the island’s first Olympic gold medal-winner is close to the finish line.
Artists Kendra L. Earls and Shanna Hollis said they expected the 12-by-30ft painting on the General Post Office in Hamilton to...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government House warned today that a fake advert that features the Governor is circulating on Facebook.
The advert, posted by a website called www.irranisto.com, includes a photograph of Rena Lalgie under the headline “Bermuda in Panic”.
A government...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan