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Police manpower has been cut because of coronavirus sickness rates – but senior officers insisted that front line services had not been hit.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons confirmed that 18 staff members were off because of Covid-19.
Mr ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A brand consultant, a hospitality veteran and an advertising expert have joined the Bermuda Tourism Authority board.
Shiona Turini, Bushara K Bushara and Carol Blaser will all join the board this month as the terms of Jessica Mello, Philip Barnett an...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Several schools are set to reopen their classrooms to pupils today, but most of the island’s middle schools and senior schools will stay shut.
The Department of Education said Victor Scott Preschool would resume classes today, which left St David’s P...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Running a home to help women and their children is a dream come true for the service’s first executive director, she said.
Edonna Bean said: “This appointment is not a job for me … this is a dream coming to fruition for me.
“To be chosen to be of ser...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police handed out more than $8,000 in traffic fines for impaired driving and speeding in the first week of year.
A spokesman said speeding offences ranged from 65kph to 85kph.
Over the last two weeks, 538 tickets were issued for a range of offences.
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DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The historic headquarters of the Bermuda National Trust was tented to deal with a termite infestation.
Karen Border, the BNT executive director, said the tent, put on by Bermuda Pest Control, over Waterville in Paget was expected to be completely rem...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitted stealing cash from three diners will appear in Magistrates’ Court next month for sentencing.
Jomar Caines, 46, pleaded guilty yesterday to the theft of $180 and unlawful begging.
The court heard that Camika Caisey, Paul Spring and ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Staff shortages at the Government’s coronavirus test centre was yesterday blamed for delays that halted much of the scheduled return to school and left the airport in “chaos”, The Royal Gazette understands.
The log jam for test results out meant just...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The House of Assembly got guidance from the UK on how to handle a harassment complaint against former MP Rolfe Commissiong because it had no "codes or standards“ of its own, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
But the advice given and other records held by...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A mother whose toddler son’s foot was gashed by broken glass at a beach appealed yesterday for people to be more careful with bottles.
Rebecca Barker said a pleasant day out turned to shock after her son crawled from Somerset Long Bay the beach towa...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
