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New rules requiring customers to have the SafeKey proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test did not appear to have affected bars and restaurants on Front Street last night as they appeared to be enjoying brisk business.
A manager in one bar an...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A union leader has threatened the Premier with a major strike unless changes to decertification votes in workplaces are ditched.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, wrote to David Burt that a “two day shutdown” had been appr...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Delays in criminal trials that caused a backlog of cases were yesterday blamed on lawyers.
Chief Justice Narinder Hargun said members of the legal profession had failed to appear in court or submit documents in advance of trials.
Mr Justice Hargun ad...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An autistic man with epilepsy could have died when he was attacked by at least two men, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
The mother of Kenyatta Dottin said in a victim impact statement that “one blow to the head could have killed” her son because ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A series of signs were erected on East Broadway yesterday morning in protest over new Covid requirements, set to come into effect later yesterday.
The signs together read: “Unite Bermuda. Do not comply. SafeKey is SlaveKey”.
Eugene Dean of the press...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The leader of the Bermuda Industrial Union said a dispute between bus drivers and the Government has been resolved, despite the matter being sent to arbitration.
Chris Furbert, BIU president, said yesterday that the union ratified an agreement with t...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are asking the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Zywonde Lema.
Mr Lema, pictured, is described as a light-skinned black male, approximately 5ft 3 inches tall, slim built and clean shaven. He wears his hair in a high-top fade.
He is known ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A century-old Burnaby Street building could get a new lease on life, according to a recent planning application.
The application, submitted earlier this month, proposes restoring The Arcade with a combination of retail and residential spaces.
Acc...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Health has issued a reminder to the public about the availability of Covid-19 vaccinations.
Kim Wilson said that anyone wishing to get the vaccine can do so via appointment or walk-in at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on any Tuesd...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A gym owner yesterday said she will refuse to follow government regulations requiring members to have a SafeKey.
Karen Hodgkins, who owns Magnum Power Force Gym on Church Street in Pembroke, said in order for the gym to survive it would be “business...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan