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A law firm has made a donation to a charity set up to support people with Aids and their families.
Appleby donated food hampers, fruit baskets, gifts and vouchers to six families helped by Supportive Therapy for Aids Persons and their Relatives.
Tim...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Rotarians in St George’s collected toys for children during their Christmas dinner and toy event last week.
The toy collection, which has gone on for almost 50 years, helps the Salvation Army through the collection of gifts.
The gifts were picked fro...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
More than 100 new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials said last night.
Cases have more than doubled since the last update – up to 152 from the 62 confirmed last Thursday.
The number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant ha...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of national squad footballer Osagi Bascome at the weekend.
But police renewed their appeal for witnesses who were present at a party held on Saturday night at Fun Zone in St David’s, w...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Finance has launched legal action against a former One Bermuda Alliance MP and his landscaping company over allegations of unpaid taxes.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers filed a writ against Jeff Sousa, his Sousa’s Landscape Management...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Emergency services in the East End have been hindered by a lack of staff for years, firefighters claimed yesterday.
The Clearwater Fire Station in St David’s has been tasked with handling medical and fire emergencies for the past six years, but a fir...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A civil rights champion and teacher was remembered yesterday for carrying on a family legacy of fighting for social justice as a leading member of the Progressive Group.
Marva Phillips taught at primary schools and at what is now Sandys Secondary Mi...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The finance minister yesterday insisted that price controls were unlikely to be introduced to combat inflation.
Curtis Dickinson said that the Covid pandemic would continue to hit the economy, but that he did not expect next year’s Budget to be a “ha...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government has extended its back to school Covid-19 test schedule for teachers by two days.
The move came after the Bermuda Union of Teachers yesterday told its members not to use the Christmas break to get tested or to complete any work-related...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance is calling on anyone who sees intoxicated friends attempting to drive home after a night out to stop them.
Susan Jackson, the shadow transport minister, made the appeal in the run-up to Christmas — a time when “li...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
