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Residents across the island have raised alarms this month about unwelcome intruders on their property — centipedes.
A spokesman for Bermuda Pest Control said the company has received a surge of calls about the venomous insects — but said it was commo...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Women who complete a live-in programme designed to give them stability and get their lives back on track could help future residents at the home in years to come.
Edonna Bean, the executive director of the Transformational Living Centre for Families,...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police overtime costs increased by almost $345,000 this financial year compared to 2019-20.
Figures showed that the overtime budget in 2021-22 hit $3.28m – up from the $2.94m recorded for the last financial year before the coronavirus hit.
Acting Co...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Laws to protect personal information are expected to come into force this year, lawyers said.
The legislation – passed by Parliament in 2016 – was designed to uphold rights related to personal information held by all businesses, organisations, charit...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Information Commissioner does not have the right to examine all records held by public authorities, a judge has declared.
Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams issued her ruling – the first in Bermuda to consider the extent of the Information Commis...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
New uses are being sought for two former railway stations each dating back to 1931.
The Ministry of Public Works advertised for tenders for lease of property for Harmony Hall railway station in Paget and the Riddell’s Bay station in Warwick.
The leas...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A petition has been launched calling for corruption charges against Ewart Brown, the former Premier, to be dropped.
Dr Brown, who was Premier between 2006 and 2010, faces 13 counts of corruption, including five related to agreements with the Lahey Cl...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The family of an elderly woman owed $19,000 in rent by disgraced senator Curtis Richardson demanded an explanation from the Premier yesterday on why he ignored their warnings about the debt and appointed him to the Upper House.
Ms Harvey’s daughter, ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A high rate of coronavirus infections among primary school pupils has sparked a warning that school closures were “imminent” and classroom closures “likely” as tougher Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations were implemented.
Education officials said the increa...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A judge has ruled in favour of a lawyer who sued The Royal Gazette after it reported on the work he did in Bermuda for an American billionaire accused of tax evasion.
Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden ordered the newspaper not to publish anything containe...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
