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A small gathering was held at Customs Headquarters in recognition of International Customs Day.
Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, attended the event in Hamilton during which two employees received certificates for long service.
LaVerne...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Residents of Pembroke are being encouraged to apply for Pembroke Parish Council’s scholarships and grants.
Applications for 2022 are now open.
Zyjae Trott-Philip and Daque Davis, the 2021 recipients, were described by the council as examples of “reli...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A father has asked for a judicial review of a government requirement for children to have routine coronavirus tests to attend school.
Jason Benevides, a father of four, with one at public school, said he wanted to question the legal authority for rou...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Premier failed to show “respect” to Progressive Labour Party MPs in the way he handled the rent scandal involving a senator, senior sources said yesterday.
A PLP insider said that the first MPs heard about Curtis Richardson’s $19,000 rent arrears...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The launch of a new drive to protect the island’s marine environment will be discussed after representatives of the British Government arrive in Bermuda this week.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said Bermuda would be the first of the Ove...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A veteran St George’s firefighter nicknamed “Captain Smokes” also ran a popular East End hardware store and sailed several times in the Newport Bermuda Race.
His family said Robert Oatley, who died earlier this month, was “a St George’s man through a...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Bermuda’s first court ruling on the powers of the Information Commissioner underlined the limits of the island’s Public Access to Information Act, the Attorney-General’s office has said.
The Attorney-General’s office spoke out after a judgment on Tue...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A runner geared up to compete in an Antarctic charity marathon has been forced to pull out after she tested positive for the coronavirus.
Anna Laura Hocking, who landed in Bellinghausen Bay in Antarctica this morning, confirmed on Facebook that she w...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian student has organised an online event to inspire young people to set their aim high.
A flyer for the virtual event on February 19 set up by 21-year-old Elsie Artemis, who is studying in Scotland, explained that members of the panel will “...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Air service between Bermuda and London is set to slightly increase next month, according to Skyport.
The February schedule, released today, shows British Airways resuming Tuesday service between the island and the UK on February 8 after a four-week p...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
