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Three trees causing extensive damage to a city sidewalk and nearby properties are to be removed, the City of Hamilton has said.
Two mahogany trees and one white cedar at the junction of Victoria Street and King Street in Pembroke will be uprooted th...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Flora Duffy, Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner, is set to return to the island next week, and the public have been asked to create video messages to welcome her back.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said: “We want the ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries today after a motorcycle crash.
A police spokesman said it was thought the 43-year-old rode over a newly installed speed bump and lost control of her bike.
The spokesman said: “She was thrown ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seven more people have died from the coronavirus, which took the island’s Covid-19 death toll to 82.
The news came as the island logged 83 new cases from 5,798 test results that came back to health officials since the last update – a positivity rate ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Employment law experts said that mandatory coronavirus tests in workplaces was lawful if “reasonably” justified by a duty of care.
Juliana Snelling and Gambrill Robinson, of Canterbury Law, looked at the legalities after the Bermuda Employers’ Counci...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A police officer who faced prosecution after she posted a cartoon on social media before last year’s Black Lives Matter march has quit her job.
Barbi Bishop’s lawyer, Victoria Greening, confirmed the resignation yesterday.
Ms Greening said: ““I can ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A two-part panel discussion will explore the impacts a ban on single use plastics could have on local businesses.
The Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Lunch and Learn events tomorrow and Thursday via Zoom. They will discuss a policy paper released...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Fixed penalties for Covid-19 curfew breakers have come into force – with $500 fines for offenders.
Legislation to allow fixed penalties for breaches of Covid-19 regulations was approved in March, but only came into effect this week.
A spokeswoman for...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Covid-19 tests that can be administered at home and give a result in just 15 minutes are to be given to frontline workers and charities.
The rapid antigen test kits, which were approved by Government, will be donated by CG Insurance.
The company sai...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A school counsellor who headed the Bermuda National Parent Teachers Association was a powerful voice for the island’s schools.
Marian Askia, a counsellor at East End Primary and St David’s Preschool, was also president of the Amputee Association of B...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer