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A teenaged man yesterday appeared in Magistrates’ Court to face charges in connection with a daytime firearms incident at Divots Bar and Grill in Warwick earlier this month.
Josiah King, 18, was charged with possession on May 10 of a firearm – a Gene...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A flight from Ghana to the US had to divert to Bermuda on Monday after a passenger died on-board.
The United Airlines 997 flight left Accra late on Sunday night, bound for Washington’s Dulles Airport.
According to news reports, the passenger began st...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
No cases of monkeypox have been reported in Bermuda despite outbreaks in other countries, the Ministry of Health said.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, added that officials were ready to recognise the virus and to take “appropriate action”.
She expla...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who got into an accident after driving while intoxicated was this week taken off the road for 18 months.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jonte Raynor, 29, lost control of his motorcycle and fell off his bike while riding near the Crow Lane juncti...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Traffic was temporarily divered from South Road in Hamilton Parish after a man suffered a “potentially serious” leg injury in a collision this afternoon.
The collision happened near Hexham Drive at about 3.30pm.
A police spokesman said: “Details are ...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Entertainers and vendors will come together for the return of the island’s longest-running street festival next week.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said Harbour Nights will be on Front Street from 7pm until 10pm on June 1 and every Wednesday throug...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Trash collection will be a day later for residents whose waste is usually picked up on a Friday, to accommodate the Bermuda Day holiday.
The Ministry of Public Works said that the collection will be made on Saturday, May 28.
A spokesman added: “The W...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Police Service has temporarily closed its Criminal Records/Vetting Office for public inquiries.
A spokeswoman said the office is expected to resume normal operations tomorrow.
She added: “Telephone messages may be left at 247-1750 and sta...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is set to begin next week, and experts on both sides of the Atlantic have warned that it could be a busy one.
Both the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the UK’s Meteorological Office have...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government-run summer camps will be free for the first week of the school holiday next month, it has been confirmed.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, made the announcement in a statement yesterday.
Last week Mr Rabain said that public schoo...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan