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DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
Bermuda recorded another Covid-19 fatality tonight, pushing the death toll up to 126.
The grim news came as Kim Wilson, the health minister, warned that coronavirus infections were outpacing recoveries as the number of active cases hit 271 — up from ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An elderly man suffered serious injuries after a fire in an apartment block yesterday.
Firefighters rescued the man from the burning building after they were alerted to the fire in a first-floor apartment at 1 Devon Spring Lane, Devonshire, at about...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island should brace for increases in the price of electricity, fuel and imported goods because of Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, a government MP has warned.
Christopher Famous, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, said the war, no...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Emergency services will take part in an oil spill exercise in the east end today.
The Royal Bermuda Regiment, Marine and Ports staff, the coastguard and firefighters will take part in the drill at Whalebone Bay, Ferry Reach, to test the island’s abil...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Health officials insisted last night they were confident that the government lab on the front line of the battle against Covid-19 could cope with a flood of tests if another major outbreak happened.
Ayo Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said the M...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The prosecution closed its case yesterday against a man accused of an attempted gun murder.
Kyari Flood, 22, denied the charge and also pleaded not guilty to unlawfully wounding a man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and the use of a firearm t...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police launched an investigation tonight after a gunshot was fired.
A police spokesman said two men on a dark-coloured motorcycle fired a single shot in the Deepdale area of Pembroke at about 7.30pm.
No injuries were reported.
The rider was said to ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police appealed yesterday to people to come forward with information on the gun murder of a man exactly two years ago today.
Clarke Fox was shot in broad daylight on March 17, 2020 as he stood near the junction of Court Street and Elliot Street in No...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A scheme to allow non-Bermudians to become long-term residents if they invested a minimum of $2.5 million has continued to pay dividends, the economy and labour minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward said that the total investments that supported Eco...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
