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Two new trenching works affecting roads in Devonshire and Hamilton Parish are start next week, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
In Devonshire, Belco trenching will begin on Monday on Frog Lane near the National Stadium.
The trenching will h...
DATE: Feb 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A failure to focus on the road ahead is as dangerous as drink-driving and speeding, the Bermuda Road Safety Council warned today.
The RSC said: “Being distracted and not giving your full attention to driving reduces your ability to be aware and recog...
DATE: Feb 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The recruitment process for a new Human Rights Tribunal panel has begun with a selection committee seeking applications.
Seth Darrell, head of the Selection and Appointment Committee (SAC) for Human Rights, said they hoped to find a diverse panel of ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier defended continued restrictions on unvaccinated visitors last night as the country prepared for the 2022 tourism season.
David Burt said the precautions were necessary to protect the hospital and that the rules would be in force for the f...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Drugs laced with a potential killer synthetic opioid are suspected to be in circulation on the island, police warned yesterday.
The news came after a man died from a suspected overdose said to be linked to heroin laced with fentanyl.
A police raid du...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men have been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 14-year-old schoolboy, police announced yesterday.
The news came as Detective Chief Inspector Peter Stableford said the victim was “recovering well”.
Mr Stableford thanked the public fo...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Details of any financial support the Government might give to aid the redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton Hotel were demanded by the Opposition yesterday.
The One Bermuda Alliance said it also wanted a time frame for how long public involvement...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government refused yesterday to discuss progress on a flagship series of measures designed to get the economy under way in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister for Finance, unveiled the economic recovery plan last March...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A loosening of the island’s Covid-19 restrictions was welcomed yesterday by hoteliers and restaurant owners.
Tim Morrison, the Bermuda Hotel Association president and general manager of the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, said the organisation “whole...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who led police on a chase after he escaped from custody following a crash and a woman who helped him were fined yesterday in Magistrates’ Court.
Sanchez Smith, 32, from Southampton, was riding his motorcycle on Middle Road when he ran into the ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan