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DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
Lady Eileen Sharpe was devoted to improving educational opportunities.
Sir John Swan, a former premier, said she was “one of the stalwart credits to Bermuda”.
“One of her fundamental mandates in life was to help people to get educated,” Sir John adde...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Bermuda’s death toll from Covid-19 rose by one to 101 last night after another death was recorded.
But other figures for coronavirus continued to fall – active cases were down to 84 from 99 three days ago, close to the numbers seen on August 7, early...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A historic church in St George has hit a “financial crisis point”, it was revealed yesterday.
St Peter’s Church has suffered from a decline in the number of visitors and churchgoers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected its income.
A n...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man was arrested after police with a firearms warrant raided a house on Thursday night.
It is understood the search was in connection with the double gun murder at the Robin Hood bar three days earlier.
The man was arrested at a house in Euclid Ave...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police will have a heightened presence over the Hallowe’en weekend to crack down on violence and prevent any reprisals over the double murder at the Robin Hood pub.
Chief Inspector Alex Rollin, of the community policing division, said: “With Hallowee...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A life-size painting of Bermuda’s first Olympic medal winner yesterday found a home in a public garden.
The six-foot portrait of Clarence Hill was installed in Rosalie Gardens on Pembroke’s Angle Street and part of the land was dubbed the Clarence Hi...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who served as a Second World War sailor and who later became a man of the cloth has celebrated his centenary.
Wilfred Steede’s 100th milestone was celebrated with a motorcade on Monday, where family and friends and politicians, including David ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A controversial decision to set up a Bermuda Post Office online shopping service in a public-private partnership deal with a US courier firm was defended by the Government yesterday.
Island-based shipping companies were furious after it was revealed ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has described the latest employment statistics as “horrifying but not unexpected”.
Jarion Richardson, the shadow labour minister, spoke out following the release of a report showing that the economy shed 1,900 jobs...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
