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A woman who recently returned from Europe said that Government advice on how to use vaccination codes overseas is impractical.
Claire Smith visited France and the Netherlands where she found that the QR code on her vaccination certificate could not b...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Campaigners who tried to save a historic house condemned to the wrecking ball despite its pivotal role in the formation of the Berkeley Institute are to continue their fight.
Duncan Simons of Wantley Matters, a pressure group set up to save Wantley, ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A weekly mental health clinic has launched as part of a pilot programme from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Department of Health.
The clinic began at the Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street on October 8, and will continue to be held on Fri...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost all of the Bermuda High School’s 2020/2021 IGCSE cohort achieved grades between A* and C or equivalent.
None of the students were able to sit their final exams owing to Covid-19 and their final grades were awarded using the teachers’ predicted...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of sexually touching a young boy
Ismaila Darrell, 36, was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court of sexually exploiting the child when the victim was under the age of ten.
He argued magist...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New online and e-mail scams have led to substantial cash losses, police warned today.
A spokesman said fraudsters who posed as family members or friends had contacted people on social media platforms such as Instagram and promised a same-day return o...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cost to fly to Heathrow will rise next summer as the airport is set to increase passenger taxes.
The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK aviation regulator, has said it could allow the airport to increase charges by up to 56 per cent by 2023 as it a...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Trench and road works in Hamilton Parish mean a road closure will be extended, the Ministry of Public Works said.
A notice said traffic will be affected until November 19.
It said: “The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists that the ong...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two burglars who admitted stealing thousand of dollars of clothes, tools and accessories were sent to Drug Treatment Court.
Dean O’Brien, 59, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to trespassing and stealing clothes and accessories valued at $7,350.
T...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A charity set up in the name of Olympic triathlon champion Flora Duffy to sponsor budding sports stars has been given $10,000 by a bank.
The cash was donated to the Flora Fund by Clarien Bank.
Ms Duffy said: “Looking back, as I cannot help but do thi...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell