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More police are needed to help combat crime and help bolster a force feeling burnout and stress from two years of fighting on the Covid front line, according to the chairman of the Bermuda Police Association.
Kenten Trott said there had been no let u...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pause on flights to the island from Boston and New York is expected to be limited to the 2022-23 winter season, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA chief executive officer, said he wanted to clarify plans for the JetBlue...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A young man, who took part in a mentorship programme for most of his childhood, has been awarded a bursary to help him achieve his aim of working in the financial services industry.
Benjamin Edwards was named as the recipient of the Big Brothers Big ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A section of Middle Road in Smith’s will be partially closed over the next two months, the Government has announced.
A Belco trenching project starting on Wednesday will mean that the route between Verdmont Road and the Belco substation in Flatts wil...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bans and restrictions on new work permits in certain categories have been extended to the end of July, the Government announced today.
The Ministry of Labour said that debt collectors, telephone switchboard operators, pool and beach attendants, deckh...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Opposition has stepped up its calls for Covid regulations such as SafeKey and the curfew to be abandoned because they are ineffective.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance health spokesperson, insisted the Government should not renew the eme...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A motorcyclist who was more than double the drink-driving limit when he caused the death of a father of four later told police he had never held a valid driving licence, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Ishmael Lightbourne, 41, also admitted to off...
DATE: Jan 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier has praised the Government’s science adviser Carika Weldon after a minister downplayed the impact of her resignation – which sparked public criticism that her work had been “minimised”.
David Burt, who was off the island at a cryptocurren...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A supermarket cashier who reunited an elderly woman with hundreds of dollars she dropped in the store on New Year’s Eve got a surprise thank you yesterday from a customer who saw her good deed.
Elvina Moniz, a 12-year veteran of the MarketPlace on Ch...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Staff shortages have forced bus services to run on an “enhanced Sunday schedule” from Monday, the Department of Public Transportation said yesterday.
A spokeswoman said: “The DPT apologises for the inconvenience caused by the temporary service and is...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
