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A mother who channelled her grief into activism after losing her son to gun violence has died at 70.
Marilyn Outerbridge’s 34-year-old son Haile was murdered in a neighbourhood shop alongside his friend Ricco Furbert, 25, in a January 2013 double sho...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner will be welcomed back to the island on October 11 with a motorcade in her honour.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, told the Senate this morning that Flora Duffy would be greeted at the ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to create an independent Human Rights Tribunal were given the green light in the senate yesterday.
The Human Rights Amendment Act 2021 is intended to give the tribunal – which hears human rights complaints – greater autonomy from the Huma...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island recorded another death from Covid-19 last night as the number of active cases surged to a new high of 948.
The death brought the death toll to 36 since the pandemic hit in March last year and the number of infections is 44 higher than the ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Requests for large group exemptions will come under greater scrutiny because of the spike in coronavirus cases, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport said today.
Ernest Peets added that reducing the number of gatherings would help to “contain the ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The spike in Covid-19 patients has sparked a move by the Bermuda Hospitals Board to its second-highest alert level, staff were told.
A message sent on behalf of executives on Monday added that services were at risk and would be further under threat i...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An Australian cryptocurrency executive living in Bermuda yesterday agreed to be extradited to the United States to face alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Gregory Dwyer, a senior employee at the cryptocurren...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An “angel that came to share and teach” was a driven artist, humanitarian and inventor, friends have said.
Dennis Joaquin’s creations ranged from puppets to portrait paintings and murals, often featuring nature and undersea scenes, that decorated wal...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The chief of staff of Bermuda’s hospitals system warned yesterday the public was running out of time to protect themselves from the worst effects of Covid-19 as a fresh wave of infections swept the island.
Wesley Miller, who has the most senior medic...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Dozens of bars, sports clubs and restaurants were in line with Covid-19 regulations when they were visited by police last weekend.
A police spokesman said that 61 compliance checks were carried out across the island by regular and reserve officers f...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter