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Plans to change the island’s healthcare system will feature in today’s Throne Speech, it was revealed last night.
An excerpt from the speech, to be delivered by Rena Lalgie, the Governor on behalf of the Government, said the Covid-19 pandemic had hig...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has questioned why a private accounting firm has been drafted in to oversee Government’s economic recovery plan.
Marcus Jones, the shadow minister for economic development, also expressed concern that the plan appe...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A second man has been arrested in connection with a sex assault and burglary at knifepoint last month, it was revealed yesterday.
A police spokesman confirmed that a man, aged 20, was arrested last Friday.
Police arrested a 36-year-old man on the day...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man jailed for a plot to smuggle gun parts into Bermuda has argued his conviction should be quashed because his trial was unfair.
James Rumley, 40 was found guilty last year of three counts of importation of firearm components by a unanimous verdic...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It will be illegal to fish all but three species of shark under legislation being drafted, the Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed.
A ministry spokesman said that commercial fishermen would be allowed to catch Galapagos and smooth dogfish, the two...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A member of the public has lost more than $10,000 in a scam investment scheme that promised high returns.
A police spokesman highlighted a second scheme where fraudsters tried to obtain private financial details of victims.
He explained the first fra...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The trial of a husband and wife charged with breaches of Covid-19 quarantine regulations was today adjourned because of scheduling conflicts.
Magistrates’ Court heard that the trial of Sophia Cannonier, 52, and Michael Watson, 46, was scheduled to st...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police today renewed an appeal for witnesses to yesterday’s fatal road accident.
A police spokesman thanked members of the public who had come forward with information on the two-vehicle crash.
But he added: “However, a renewed witness appeal is bein...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A website has been launched to provide information about a soon-to-open home for mothers and their children.
The Transformational Living Centre for Families is expected to welcome its first residents by Christmas.
A spokeswoman said that its website,...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 23-year-old man died after his motorcycle was in collision with a car yesterday.
Police confirmed that the man, who suffered serious injuries in the crash, had died in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
They also appealed to the public not to f...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
