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A 21-year-old woman was in hospital last night with serious injuries to her arm after a three-vehicle crash.
The accident on Somerset Road at its junction with Scaur Lane, Sandys, happened at 5.30pm and traffic diversions were in place until just aft...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has a “back-up plan” for members of the public left stranded by a public transport strike, the transport minister revealed last night.
Lawrence Scott said the Government would go back to negotiations with the Bermuda Industrial Union t...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has been selected to host a major tech conference which could bring more than 1,000 people to the island.
The Global Privacy Assembly has chosen the island to host its 2023 summit.
Today the news was welcomed as a major boost to the country....
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Triathlete Flora Duffy was hailed by MPs as a true champion who provided light in the darkness caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
David Burt, the Premier, said that every cloud had a silver lining during a debate yesterday on a proclamation by the Gove...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An online shopping platform run by the Bermuda Post Office could be fully operational by the middle of next month.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, told the House of Assembly yesterday it was part of a plan to increase revenues thr...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hurricane Sam has now formed in the Atlantic and is forecast to become a major storm tomorrow.
It is the seventh hurricane of the season and the 18th named storm so far this year.
The storm was not considered a threat to the island at noon today.
BWS...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Doctors yesterday joined forces in an impassioned plea to the public to get vaccinated.
The Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association said their “hearts were breaking” at the human cost of the pandemic.
The BMDA told the public in an open letter: “You tr...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A bar owner who caught Covid-19 said yesterday the infection would have been worse if he had not been vaccinated.
Reed Young said he had a mild case and did not appear to have infected his 16-year-old daughter or anyone else.
Mr Young, the owner of D...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An increase in government healthcare premiums and proposals to ease permanent residency rules for long-term residents are expected to be on the table in the House of Assembly today.
MPs can expect a marathon sitting for the last session before the Ho...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A prison guard who befriended anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela when he was behind bars for 27 years has delivered a virtual talk at a Bermudian school.
Christo Brand, a guard at the maximum security jail on Robben Island, off Cape Town, South Afric...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor