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The importance of data privacy rights will be marked at a weeklong series of events this month.
Alexander White, the Privacy Commissioner, said the events were organised to coincide with Data Protection Day next Friday.
Mr White said: “We have create...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Tynes Bay Incinerator is handling almost 300 tons of garbage a day – despite recent reliability problems at the plant.
Wayne Furbert, the acting minister for public works, said during a press conference this week that both burners at the inci...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Progressive Labour Party yesterday congratulated the Barbados Labour Party for its second “clean sweep” victory in a row in this week’s General Election.
The party singled out Mia Mottley, the country’s Prime Minister and the BLP leader, for help...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who walked out a shop without paying a $173 phone repair bill was yesterday fined almost three times the amount he dodged.
Kevin Webb, 58, was fined $500 after he pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to leaving the store without payment for the...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A motorcyclist who killed a father of four in a collision was yesterday jailed for more than four years.
Ishmael Lightbourne – who admitted last year that he caused the death of Shannon Davis while driving while impaired – was also banned from the ro...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rethink of Bermuda’s pandemic precautions is to be announced in the House of Assembly early next month, the Premier revealed yesterday.
David Burt said in an interview with TNN that the changes, to be announced on February 4, would come into force...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Resignation may be the “best option” for a controversial senator and junior minister after a court heard he had failed to pay $19,000 in rent arrears to his elderly former landlady, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday.
Cole Simons said: “Wh...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Minister of National Security condemned Thursday’s shooting which left a 26-year-old man with serious gunshot wounds.
Renee Ming said: “We must break this senseless cycle of violence. I again urge members of the public to assist the police. If yo...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy pupils will return to their classrooms on Monday, the Ministry of Education confirmed yesterday.
The news that the schools would open their doors to pupils on Monday came two weeks after the start of the ne...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A “substantially lower” building permit fee was offered to the developers of a solar farm at the airport, a home affairs ministry spokesman has confirmed.
He added that the reduced rate – understood to be $100,000 – was justified because of the site’...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
