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A new pressure group yesterday questioned Covid public safety policies that affect schoolchildren – including an insistence on masks in classrooms.
Us For Them Bermuda was set up last week to give children “a voice” and ensure that “their interests a...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Senators are expected to sit for a short session tomorrow when the Upper House resumes after the summer break.
There are just two bills on the order paper – the Human Rights Amendment Act 2021, and the Marine & Ports Services Amendment Act.
The human...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
A top marathon runner was jailed for six months yesterday and banned from the roads for five years after the island’s top magistrate blasted his drink-driving record.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Lamont Marshall, 36, was sent to DUI Court for drink...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A businessman said yesterday that he worried about the mental welfare of his staff as the island grappled with a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
Colin Rego, the founder of the Sargasso home delivery service, said the company was “experiencing ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A plan to set up a container depot in an area with a history of complaints about large vehicles faces stiff opposition.
Today marks the deadline for objectors to file with the Department of Planning over a proposal by Fast Forward Freight to create a...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A civil servant rejected for the job of Director of Parks despite being strongly recommended for the post has asked the Supreme Court for compensation.
Terry Lynn Thompson said she was “universally recommended” for the post in 2018 after she had serv...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s iconic summer legwear has made headlines in India after a man was told off by a pensions office employee for wearing shorts.
Bermuda shorts or “half pants” are banned at the state government bureau in Kuber Bhavan, Vadodara, in the state...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A band leader dubbed “Mr Entertainment” for his ability to enthral audiences was hailed as an ambassador for the island.
Ted Ming was a founder of the Bermuda Strollers, a group with sufficient international prestige to be bankrolled by the Departmen...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Police have named the victim of a fatal road crash in the West End last week.
Orlando Burch, 41, died after his motorbike was in collision with a bus on Somerset Road, near Scaur Lane in Sandys.
A police spokeswoman said: “The investigation regarding...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
