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Children have been sent to school without parents waiting for clear coronavirus test results and some have later been found to be infected, health officials said last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, warned parents that children should not ret...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man imprisoned for 30 years after he tried to smuggle almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has appealed against his conviction.
Josef Vlcek was convicted in 2019 of trying to smuggle nearly three kilograms of the drug into the island on a flig...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has said it plans to reduce road collisions and deaths in 2022.
Dennis Lister III, the council’s chairman, issued a statement yesterday saying its goal would take all road users doing their part.
“We want the communi...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A bank has warned customers of an increase in scams designed to trick people into revealing confidential information or transferring cash.
The caution from HSBC Bermuda came after police revealed last December that people had been swindled out of alm...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of nine buses needed repairs after thieves raided their cash boxes as they were parked in a depot at Dockyard at the weekend.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, yesterday condemned the “selfish and unfortunate” theft, which had put extra...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A teenager who admitted causing a traffic accident could be sentenced to community service instead of fined.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo said a community service order could be considered for unemployed Nazye Matthie, 19, after he pleaded guilty to ca...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An online shipping service set up under a Government public-private partnership has been a hit with shoppers, it has been claimed.
MyBermudaPost, run through the Bermuda Post Office and a Florida-based courier firm, started operation last Novembe...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Trash collection will be delayed this week because of a shortage of staff caused by Covid-19.
A public works spokesman said staff were being moved around to try and make sure there were enough on the front line to handle waste collection on the desig...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A reminder on the safe handling of air conditioning refrigerants was tonight issued by the Government.
A spokesman warned that release of the gases, which damage the environment, was illegal.
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning system technicia...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two people were arrested after police found a stolen motorcycle at the scene of a weekend crash.
The rider and passenger fled the scene of a two-vehicle collision at about 9.15am on Sunday on South Road, just west of the junction with Turk’s Head Lan...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell