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A 35-year-old Smith’s man has died after a crash – the island’s eighth road death of this year, police said last night.
A spokesman said the victim succumbed to his injuries in the intensive care unit of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital late this af...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The traditional Labour Day celebrations have become the latest victim of Covid-19 after organisers called off the event.
The day, held on the first Monday of September, is marked with a march through Hamilton by representatives of all the island’s un...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An economic stimulus programme has created more than 45 jobs since it was launched last December, a Government minister said today.
Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, released the figures at the reopening of the Elbow Beach steps in...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Talks between Government and the Bermuda Industrial Union over controversial decertification laws could be held soon after both sides offered up an olive branch.
Yesterday Chris Furbert, the president of the BIU, said he would send a letter to David ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An island company has donated $400,000 to organisations to help them cope with increased demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The money, given in the names of Edmund and Winifred Gibbons or Edmund Gibbons Ltd, the controlling company for the Gi...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The combined tastes and wares of Court Street’s merchants and restaurants will open to the public for another open-air market tomorrow from 1pm to 7pm.
The “huge” success of its first market on the eve of Cup Match meant that a repeat was in order, o...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dog owners were today warned to get their pets vaccinated against the deadly parvovirus.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs said a special clinic will be held at the Fairmont Southampton between 9am and 1pm on Sunday where dogs can get the ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt, the Premier, acknowledged yesterday that he faces an “intensely personal” challenge from the Bermuda Industrial Union over voting rights in trade union legislation.
In a lengthy interview with The Royal Gazette yesterday, the Premier rep...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new speed bump has been installed on Laffan Street, the City of Hamilton said today.
According to a spokeswoman the speed bump will serve two purposes.
“Firstly, to slow down traffic in the area and secondly, to provide added protection for a Belco...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Two men have been injured in a “serious” three-vehicle crash, police said this afternoon.
A police spokesman said emergency services were alerted to a serious collision on Middle Road in Devonshire near the junction with Mayflower Drive just before 1...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes