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A woman left her Warwick home for an hour and returned to find it ransacked, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
Holly Murphy told the court that more than $825 worth of clothing, jewellery and other items were stolen on the morning of November 13,...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A controversial tax on products containing sugar forced almost half of respondents to reduce their consumption of sugary goods and drinks, according to an academic study.
But the levy still netted the Government millions of dollars in revenue.
The ta...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Health chiefs have launched an extensive survey to gauge how residents feel about the standard of care on the island.
The Bermuda Health Council, in collaboration with the University of West Indies, issued the first survey yesterday. According to a s...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An anti-racism charity has applauded another local charity for considering changing its name.
The Bermuda Audubon Society recently announced that it was “exploring a potential name change” to dissociate itself from anti-abolitionist owner of enslave...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Bermudian artist Gherdai Hassell has created a public sculpture commissioned by an art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact.
The World Reimagined has commissioned a series of globe structures ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A team from the British Virgin Islands visited Bermuda this week to learn more about how the island handles its waste.
Marlon Penn, BVI Minister of Health and Social Development, Petrona Davies, permanent secretary for the ministry, and Albert Gillin...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors will receive the 2.75 per cent pension increase promised by the Government on September 15, the Premier and Minister of Finance has said.
David Burt, who introduced legislation to increase the funds for seniors in July, said the payments wou...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Road closures in two parishes are set to start this Saturday, the Ministry of Public Works has warned.
Trenching will continue along Middle Road in Southampton from August 20 to August 28 from 7am to 7pm.
Lighthouse Road will be closed to all traffic...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A legal landmark could be set by a fresh trial ordered for a man whose conviction was struck down this year after he was jailed nearly a decade ago for a gun murder.
The Court of Appeal found that a retrial for Devon Hewey, who was accused in the pre...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 67-year-old man has been ordered to pay more than $7,000 in damages after his pitbull attacked and killed another dog.
Clifton Williams had pleaded guilty to owning a “pitbull-type dog” without a licence or permission to do so at an earlier hearing...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda