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A woman who spearheaded her family’s near 50-year battle for justice over a land theft said she that hoped the struggle would be over before she died.
Barbara Brown, 90, the mother of the late MP Walton Brown, who paved the way for a Commission of In...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Children aged between 5 and 11 could get the Covid-19 vaccine after new recommendations by health watchdogs in the UK.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in Britain said that children in the age group who were vulnerable should get t...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An under-fire shipping agent whose discount meat deliveries failed to materialise on time has announced that a consignment had arrived on the island.
Kevin Simmons, of Ekko Trading Bermuda in New York, who had faced a barrage of criticism from disapp...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother and son team have turned their home into a festive spectacle with a 15-foot-long Christmas village that spans two rooms.
Jane Smith, 65, and her son, Roger, 43, spent two months and more than $7,000 to create the display in their Southampton...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two major property deals carried out more than 50 years ago were fraudulent, a hearing into allegations of land grabs ruled.
A report from the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses said that several men were part of a “criminal conspiracy” ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two US citizens found guilty of the importation of $102,400 worth of cannabis resin have had their sentences increased by the Supreme Court.
Marley Watkins, 39, a resident at the time, had his original Magistrates’ Court sentence of nine months, with...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police will enforce the new curfew and issue fixed penalty tickets to offenders, it was warned last night.
Lawrence Scott, the acting national security minister, said that the curfew — from 12.30am to 5am — would start tonight and run until January 2...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A man arrested in connection with the weekend murder of footballer Osagi Bascome has been released on bail, police said today.
The detective leading the investigation into the knife killing said that inquiries were being hampered by a failure by witn...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A children’s charity was gifted hundreds of toys after a charity wine tasting.
The donation to the Coalition for the Protection of Children came after Bermuda Wine Concierge raised $3,025 at the weekend.
The event’s guests were served authentic Itali...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Trash collection schedules will be changed next week because of the Christmas holidays.
Trash normally collected on Monday will be picked up on Wednesday, and Tuesday’s waste will be collected on Thursday.
Wednesday’s waste will be collected on Decem...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan