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A Bermudian living in Armenia when a war broke out over a disputed region said that the experience reminded her of the importance of humanitarian work.
Tierrai Tull, 20, spent four months in the country during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War while bala...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Opposition yesterday asked the Government to provide more information about a proposed National Health Plan.
Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, said that the focus for the past 18 months had been on the Covid-19 pandemic, but that updates on the...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 1,000 seniors are receiving financial assistance, according to Government figures.
Tinee Furbert, the minister of social development and seniors, yesterday said that 1,037 seniors were currently received aid from the Department of Financial...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 30 services and programmes are offered to help people in the island’s prison system, a Government spokeswoman said.
She added that a refusal to take part in some core courses could affect release dates and parole chances.
The Department of ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s coral reefs could help to protect the island from strengthening storms – if we are able to keep them healthy.
Robbie Smith, curator of the Natural History Museum at BAMZ, said at an online round table on the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Program...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A US travel website has warned tourists without a Covid-19 vaccination to avoid Bermuda because of its strict health precautions.
Melanie Lieberman of The Points Guy – a website focused on the use of air miles – said that other destinations had opene...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Con artists have targeted the elderly in a string of scams, police warned yesterday.
A spokesman highlighted one senior who was contacted by someone who persuaded them to invest “a significant amount of money” in a US business.
But it was later foun...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Meteorologists were last night monitoring what was expected to become the sixth named storm of the year – but the system is not considered a threat to Bermuda.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said tropical cyclone 6 was e...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who caused a traffic collision that seriously injured a mother and son has had his period of disqualification slashed by the Supreme Court.
Dwayne Creary was banned from driving all vehicles for five years for the 2018 crash which cost the moth...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
When Darren Hunnicutt told his wife he had cancer she collapsed and he caught her in his arms.
He said the dread he saw in her eyes kept him strong in order to support her and all of his loved ones as he journeyed through a brutal succession of medi...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan