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DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
Police today appealed to the public not to share online hoaxes to avoid the spread of fear and alarm.
A spokesman said “unfounded rumours and misinformation” created “discomfort and cause alarm in our community”.
He was speaking after police were ale...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The crew of an island container ship caught in a three-day storm have released photographs that capture the power of the sea.
The Oleander was caught in the first nor’easter storm of the season and endured 70mph winds and 30ft waves.
Barry Brewer, th...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A witness to this week’s double gun murder in a busy bar last night relived the moment he cradled a dying victim in his arms.
The expatriate worker said he tried to comfort one of the men as he lay on the floor of the Robin Hood in Hamilton.
The US ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cruise ship has steered away from the island ahead of a scheduled visit next month due to the cost of Covid requirements.
However, the Government said it expected a “close to normal” cruise ship schedule for 2022 based on early numbers.
Carnival Cr...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The crew of an island container ship caught in a three-day storm have released photographs that capture the power of the sea.
The Oleander was caught in the first nor’easter storm of the season and endured 70mph winds and 30ft waves.
Barry Brewer, th...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Disagreements over the Covid-19 vaccine have created an atmosphere of “toxicity and disharmony” in the workplace, a union leader claimed yesterday.
Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said that there were “divisions” be...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Sri Lankan man has died after a two-car collision on North Shore Road on Wednesday afternoon.
A police spokesman said that Tilhan Chitrananda, 30, succumbed to his injuries after he was taken to hospital in an unresponsive state.
His death is the 1...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has lost its air link to the gateway city of Boston, Massachusetts, because of lack of demand during the off season, the transport minister said this morning.
Lawrence Scott yesterday addressed the upcoming loss of JetBlue’s service to Boston...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A carpenter trained as a shipwright in the Dockyard Apprentices programme went on to build the landmark Deliverance replica in St George – his proudest accomplishment.
Raymond DeShields fondly called the Deliverance “his baby” and enjoyed dropping b...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer