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A firefighter has been honoured for her work in the management of the island’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lieutenant Russann Francis won the Public Service Excellence Award for December.
She was congratulated by David Burt, the Premier, an...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man was given a break by a magistrate after he said he stole from a hardware store to pay for medication.
Lairy Hassell, 58, pleaded guilty yesterday to the theft of $207 worth of goods from Masters Home Centre.
Hassell told the court that he suffe...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A reminder was issued for people who work with refrigerant gases to make sure that they have the proper identification card.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said all technicians who handled or managed refrigerant gases for domesti...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A clarion call for the last chance to sign up for an adventure-filled career with the Royal Bermuda Regiment was issued today.
Major Duncan Simons, the RBR’s Career Management Officer, said there was still time for people to grab a spot to train for ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fleet of abandoned boats are to be salvaged and scrapped in a partnership between the Government and Keep Bermuda Beautiful.
A government spokesman said 37 abandoned and derelict vessels whose owners unknown could not be traced had been flagged for...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former sergeant major who raised thousands of dollars for charity with an annual 24-hour walkathon is suing former Opposition deputy leader Leah Scott for defamation.
Marilyn Steede alleges in the civil suit filed in the Supreme Court that Ms Scott...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Close contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to quarantine as long as they have been fully vaccinated within six months and are showing no symptoms, the Government said last night.
The change, announced last week, was...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A petition backing the Government’s science adviser attracted hundreds of new signatures over the weekend in the wake of her resignation.
More than 8,000 people had shown their support for Carika Weldon on Change.org by yesterday afternoon.
The petit...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Children dressed up as their “dream” professions on a day to honour Martin Luther King Jr.
St David’s Primary School pupils were encouraged to reach for their goals in a special assembly on Friday.
Gladstone Thompson, the principal, said the dressing...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Opposition leader called on the Premier to “get focused” after a string of incidents that he said left residents feeling hopeless.
Cole Simons insisted that his One Bermuda Alliance would help to provide the island with first-rate leadership.
Amo...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter