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A wife and husband say they are lucky to be alive after lightning hit their house blowing out a ceiling, cracking a chimney, smashing a glass fire guard and causing electrical explosions.
Lorna and Paul Singh were in their house on Rockywold Drive in...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Buses services remain sidelined this afternoon, despite hopes that a resolution to the three-day dispute had been found.
An agreement, which was thrashed out last night following late night negotiations, was expected to be rubber stamped in a union v...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The “Queen of Bermuda” is to cover the end to end course to raise cash for a safe house for LGBTQ young people.
Mark Anderson, the man behind Sybil Barrington, said the creation of a special centre had been a dream for a long time.
He explained he wa...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Patrons of bars and restaurants will have to prove they do not have the Covid-19 virus or are immunised, under new public safety regulations due to come into force tomorrow.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, announced the measure last night after ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former Bermuda resident Tim Houston has led the Progressive Conservatives to a decisive election victory in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Mr Houston, a 51-year-old chartered accountant, worked in the island’s business community from 1995 unti...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A man fired from a gas station over a $50 bill dropped by a customer more than six years ago has been given a chance to appeal his dismissal before the Supreme Court.
Earlston Bradshaw was fired from the job of pump attendant at Raynor’s Service Stat...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Henri will complete almost a full circuit around Bermuda before heading out into the Atlantic and forming into a hurricane, according to forecasters.
The unusual “loop” movement of the storm has been caused by two high pressure systems...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian producer and filmmaker who spent several months in Afghanistan has said people he knows there are “absolutely terrified” in face of the Taleban take over.
Robert Zuill, who is senior producer for CITV and worked on a series of promotional...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The first non-homeporting cruise of 2021 is set to arrive next week as Bermuda welcomes the Crystal Symphony.
The Crystal Symphony is scheduled to depart Boston on Sunday and arrive in Dockyard on Tuesday, where it will remain for two days as part of...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have asked the public for help tracking down witnesses to an “altercation” in a west end restaurant.
A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service is aware of a video circulating on social media, showing an altercation which reportedly ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes