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An American who claims an island off Southampton may have been misappropriated from her family a century ago is calling on others with evidence of “land grabs” to join forces for a class-action lawsuit.
Helen Muise said affected families should consi...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A contractor has been awarded more than $85,000 after the Supreme Court ruled the firm was underpaid for work on a string of projects by a developer.
BS&R Group, a carpentry firm, launched legal action against Westport Architecture in 2015 after it c...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
As Covid-19 cases soared to their highest levels in September, the Bermuda Government was already looking overseas for help.
Cases of the virus skyrocketed from 290 at the start of the month to 1,238 by September 14.
The island’s fourth wave of infec...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 21-year-old man was last night being treated in hospital after a shooting in Pembroke.
A police spokesman said: “Shortly before 8.30pm, police received a 911 call reporting gun shots heard in the area of Mount Hill Road, Pembroke.
“Police attended ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A veteran of the elite Royal Marine Commandos was also a prominent businessman at a well-known china, crystal and antiques shop.
Major Peter Darling, who served nearly 30 years in the Marines, ran Bluck’s on Front Street with his brother, Lieutenant-...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A large pile of trash dumped outside the Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy facility over the holiday weekend has angered members of the public.
The waste was removed from the area by yesterday morning, but on social media several people highlighted the pile ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education yesterday issued a reminder to parents and students to preregister for back-to-school Covid-19 testing.
Negative results must be submitted by January 5 to allow for in-school learning. Results for those testing privately are...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
After the marathons she planned to run in 2020 were cancelled, Anna Laura Hocking gave herself a challenge as a way to keep active: run 2,021 miles in 2021.
Tomorrow, she will complete that challenge as she runs the last ten miles, accompanied by som...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A new system to file and update patient records will be introduced next year, the Bermuda Hospitals Board announced yesterday.
The electronic Patient Electronic and Administrative Records Log – Pearl – will give each patient one record, no matter whi...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A curfew imposed by the Government last week appears to have been adhered to, according to police.
The curfew – lasting from 12.30am until 5am – came into effect last week and will run until January 20.
The move – announced by health minister Kim Wil...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
