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A teenager was robbed at knifepoint by three men dressed in dark clothing and ski masks, police said yesterday.
The 15-year-old boy had got off a bus and was walking along Clyde Best Lane, in Somerset, when he was reportedly confronted by three males...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About a third of the $22 million being spent on an emergency stabilisation programme at Tynes Bay is going to Bermudian firms and workers, the Government has said.
Some 70 per cent of the funds are being spent on overseas companies and experts, with ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government must make an important distinction between aspects of child neglect and poverty within the family when determining whether foster care intervention is needed, social activist Sheelagh Cooper has warned.
Ms Cooper was speaking followin...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Fishermen have rebuffed an offer to join talks on a conservation plan being drawn up for Bermuda waters and accused government officials of ignoring their views.
The Fishermen’s Association Bermuda called for a halt to the drafting of the Bermuda Oce...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The opposition One Bermuda Alliance will keep pushing to have a Government contract for a Covid-19 test booking system tabled in the House of Assembly.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, said that he had been asking for details about the...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man convicted of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeals despite new evidence put before the court.
Jamel Simons, 39, was found guilty last year in Magistrates’ Court of the sexual assault of a 15-year...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Carol Clarke’s Christmas gift giving event for senior citizens keeps getting bigger.
More than 500 presents were given out at this year’s 25th anniversary event but the businesswoman and community worker is still getting requests a week later.
Rena...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The deadline is looming for people who want to be part of a United Nations initiative on women’s equality, Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors has said.
The first phase of UN initiative involves $1 million shared between Ber...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The national security minister gained insight into the inner workings of the fire service as part of a series of visits to departments within his ministry.
Michael Weeks was given a tour of Hamilton Fire Station by acting chief fire officer Dana Lov...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has saved $42,000 in electricity costs since solar panels started operating on the roofs of the General Post Office and the Government Administration Building in June, MPs were told.
David Burch, the public works minister, said saving...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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