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Police last night appealed for public help to trace two men in connection with a knife murder earlier this month.
Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith said the two men were “involved in this incident” where Duane GIbbons was found stabbed on Blue H...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A gym that went out of business owed a former staff member more than $15,000 in redundancy payments, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Cassandra Simmons had argued in an Employment Tribunal last year that the Athletic Club had made her redundant in Novemb...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A kinder model for the financial assistance safety net, entailing “less policing” and assistance getting people back to work, was passed by legislators.
The Financial Assistance Amendment Act was brought to the House of Assembly on Friday by Jas...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A private school has announced it will use lateral flow tests for the coronavirus for its pupils and staff.
Saltus is one of several private schools to offer the tests, which will be administered at home.
Deryn Lavell, the head of the school, said th...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The principle of open government will be celebrated with countries around the world today.
A spokeswoman for the Information Commissioner’s Office said International Right to Know Day was designed “to increase individuals’ awareness of their right t...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A free minibus service will replace public buses today, the Government revealed last night.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, confirmed that the Government had implemented its contingency plan after public transport staff withdrew their labour ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Doctors are launching a campaign to promote coronavirus vaccination, it was revealed at the weekend.
The news came as the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association warned that healthcare staff were “exhausted” by the battle against a Covid-19 fourth wave a...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A streamlined way to help long-term residents get permanent residency has been approved by the House of Assembly.
The changes proposed by Jason Hayward, the labour minister, opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unwed pare...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A successful businessman who founded his first company six years after he was kicked out of school was a man who liked “showing the world what was possible”.
However, Mike Marshall, whose string of businesses helped build the island over decades, pla...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The Public Service Commission rejected the recommended candidate for the Director of Parks post after staff threatened to walk off the job, the Supreme Court heard.
Terry Lynn Thompson launched legal action against the PSC after she was passed over f...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes