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A woman’s campaign against litter on the island has gone viral after she posted her trash pickups on social media.
Stephanie Brown said that she had carried out litter collections and posted them on social media to motivate others people to do the sa...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A bicyclist involved in a head-on collision is still in critical condition in hospital, police said yesterday.
The man, aged 58, suffered a serious head injury after he veered into the opposite lane on Middle Road in Flatts and collided with a car la...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A variety of proposals to renovate two Government buildings have been submitted, the Ministry of Public Works said earlier this week.
A ministry spokesman said three groups had drawn up plans to renovate the old prison service headquarters on Happy V...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The public was today warned not be fooled by two e-mails that claim to be sent from a government department and a US health authority.
The first e-mail, sent from aefoggo@northrock.bm and which claimed to be from the Department of Financial Assistanc...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Artists were today asked to use their talent in Christmas competition inspired by Olympic champion Flora Duffy.
Her achievement as the island’s first Olympic gold medal winner is the basis for the second annual festive wrapping paper design competiti...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About 2,000 people have received vaccine booster shots so far, the health minister said today.
Kim Wilson added the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the National Sports Centre vaccine centres were administering boosters to people over the age o...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Ministry of Home Affairs has urged the public to provide their thoughts on a proposed ban on single-use plastics before the end of the month.
The Government released a policy paper on the proposal this summer, with the deadline for comments on Oc...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A probe into a burglary and sex assault at knifepoint was yesterday launched by police.
Police responded after the occupants of a house dialled 911 and said they had been held up by two men.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Nicholas Pedro said...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Active Covid-19 cases have dropped to 258 – below the levels at the start of the island’s latest outbreak at the end of August.
There are now 29 people in hospital with the illness, with six in intensive care – down from the 35 in hospital with nine ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government is facing a legal challenge after awarding a contract to a foreign shipping company – without first putting the contract out to tender locally.
Lawyers for island-based importer Mailboxes Unlimited have written to Wayne Furbert, the Mi...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan