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Police have released an image of two suspects wanted in connection with a “brutal” attack on a 14-year-old boy yesterday morning.
The boy’s injuries were said by police to be serious, but not life-threatening, and that he was recovering in hospital.
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DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Premier says hotel to get $200m upgrade and to be open in spring 2023
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An appeal for an end to violence was made by Hamilton Parish community leaders yesterday after a resident was killed on Wednesday.
Representatives from the Hamilton Parish Workman’s Club and the Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club gathered at Shelly Bay Field ...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A massive shortfall in the Contributory Pension Fund could force the raising of the retirement age to 70 and increased payments into the scheme, the finance minister signalled today.
Curtis Dickinson told MPs that an actuarial review of the CPF’s per...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
There are up to 250 active gang members and some are as young as 8 years old, the national security minister said yesterday.
The news came as Renée Ming told MPs that the police estimated that at least nine gangs were in operation across the island a...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Pupils will still be expected to wear masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister confirmed yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that the step helped to protect older family members in multigenerational homes.
She was speak...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The removal of most Covid-19 health restrictions – including the end of SafeKey rules in most cases – was yesterday welcomed by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister, said: “We are pleased that it appears i...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An announcement about increased airport fees played a part in “relegating” Bermuda to a seasonal destination, the Minister of Transport claimed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott added that it is thought the island’s rates are among the highest in the world.
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DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hotel created from a failed housing development is expected to open for business next year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
MPs were told the Bermudiana Beach Resort at the former Grand Atlantic apartment complex on South Shore in Warwick w...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Divorce without the need for a courtroom blame game could be on the cards after the Attorney-General tabled proposed legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons said that the “no fault” divorce proposal was “the first part of a...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell