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Independence may be the island’s road map away from racism, a former Progressive Labour Party premier has claimed.
Ewart Brown said that Black people were still treated as second-class citizens in Bermuda and that racial discrimination was rife.
But ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Commuters have criticised cuts in the pink route ferry service.
Wendell Hollis, a veteran lawyer, said that the service was already erratic.
He complained about a lack of communication over proposed changes, which had left passengers concerned and co...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A crackdown on bad driving habits appears to have resulted in fewer crashes for the second quarter in a row, police said yesterday.
There were 243 collisions from January to March this year, compared with 306 over the first three months of 2021 and 2...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man has been found guilty of the murder of the British MP who chaired Westminster’s political group focusing on Bermuda.
Conservative MP Sir David Amess was killed last October as he held an open-house surgery for people in his constituency in Esse...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A new footbridge built to extend the Railway Trail over Flatts Inlet has hit a snag after an underwater cave was detected in the bridge’s path.
Tucker Murphy, a spokesman for the Friends of the Railway Trail, confirmed that the construction team had ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The public was today invited to attend a garden party at Government House to mark the Queen’s birthday and Platinum Jubilee.
The party will be open to the public for the first time since 2019 after the relaxation of Covid-19 health regulations.
Rena...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Primary Stroke Centre has been granted an international award for its quality of service
Accreditation Canada gave the centre its Stroke Distinction Award after a series of interviews with BHB staff, stroke patients and ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who started writing poetry as a teenager will show others how they can use the art form to deal with emotions at a workshop this week.
Patricka Ferguson said that people who had never written poems before could find that the experience was no...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A plan for “well over 300” units at the Fairmont Southampton was presented to environmental groups last year, a conservation charity said.
The Bermuda National Trust added that the scheme would “saturate the property with villas” if it went ahead.
Ge...
DATE: Apr 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parking enforcement is being carried out by a City of Hamilton team again after a five-month hiatus.
The officers were among five staff hired last August but stopped issuing tickets in November until legislation was changed.
A city spokeswoman said l...
DATE: Apr 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter