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Business leaders yesterday condemned the threat of a strike over changes to votes on union decertification in workplaces.
Nathan Kowalski, the president of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, said it was “not the time to introduce increased friction in ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A single mother yesterday said she was “shocked and disappointed” after she found that her child could not be enrolled in a new Government-run preschool programme because of a policy change.
The mother said she applied in June for a place on the Brig...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Prosecutors yesterday alleged that two guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found in a woman’s bedroom.
Alan Richards, for the Crown, told the Supreme Court that the weapons and ammunition were found after police carried out a search of a h...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cat-astrophe was avoided yesterday after a pet cat got stuck at the top of a utility pole.
A full-scale rescue operation that involved the SPCA and a cherry-picker from power firm Belco was launched after a sharp-eyed schoolgirl spotted the strande...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A reward of $5,000 was today offered for information on gun crimes.
Crime Stoppers Bermuda said the cash would be paid out for tip-offs that led to arrests, convictions or seizures of firearms.
A spokeswoman said the rewards were sparked by recent gu...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda College will use remote learning for the first week of the new term because of the threat of industrial action and problems scheduling coronavirus tests.
Face-to-face teaching, scheduled to start next Monday for the first time since the pande...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A section of Canal Road in Pembroke has been closed this morning after part of a wall collapsed.
A police spokeswoman warned that the hazard was dangerous for both motorists and pedestrians
The spokeswoman said: “The one-way portion of Canal Road ha...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Boat owners should be on the alert after a series of thefts from moored vessels, police warned yesterday.
The alert was sounded after a string of thefts from boats across the island – although Paget has been hardest hit.
A police spokeswoman said: “T...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Turkish seaman suffering from lower abdominal pain was transferred from an oil tanker last Monday. Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said.
BMOC said on its website that it was notified on August 15 that the Maltese-registered crude oil tanker Zey...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian has been appointed to raise international awareness of the island as a tourism destination.
And a second marketing expert who has her roots in Bermuda will be responsible for promoting the island in the UK and Europe.
The Bermuda Touris...
DATE: Aug 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan