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A former US State Department staffer has admitted being involved in a fraud scheme linked to improvements at the US Consulate in Bermuda.
May Salehi, 66, who was involved in evaluating bids overseas government construction projects for the US State D...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity leader said her organisation was an “outlet” for women who faced challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tina Laws, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, which is today launching a series of webinars, explained t...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A champion of Bermuda sailing who kept the Spirit of Bermuda training sloop shipshape and Bristol fashion was yesterday saluted by the charity that operates the vessel.
Andy Burnett-Herkes, who died this month, proved integral to the running of the S...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Hospital staff under sustained stress from a fourth wave of coronavirus infections will persevere but cannot be allowed to “max out”, the Bermuda Hospitals Board president warned yesterday.
Michael Richmond said that extra staff from overseas would e...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda still has a reputation as a safe country despite a warning by US health authorities that Americans should steer clear of the island after a jump in coronavirus cases, the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Charles Jeffers I...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lawyer laid low by Covid-19 has appealed to the public to respect each other’s opinions as the country battles a new wave of the disease.
Marc Daniels, who revealed his story on social media, told The Royal Gazette: “I have no regrets with my exper...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Government-run centre for disabled adults has been closed after a coronavirus exposure.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said that the K Margaret Carter Centre in Devonshire had been “deep cleaned".
She added: “The Epi...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A psychiatric nurse has been deployed to Magistrates’ Court and Hamilton Police Station to help people with mental health problems.
Geraldine Smith, a retired nurse, has been signed up for the role in a pilot programme organised by the Mid-Atlantic W...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Portuguese cultural and community centre was opened at the weekend.
The Casa dos Açores – House of the Azores – at Admiralty Park in Pembroke, will be a base for the non-profit organisation and charities dedicated to the preservation of Azorean cul...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Insurance company Catalina Holdings has donated 30 filled school backpacks to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda to support students in need.
Tina Rego, chairwoman of the company’s environmental, social and governance committee, said: “During a peri...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan