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Legislation to introduce fixed penalties for breaches of Covid-19 restrictions is expected to be tabled in the House of Assembly this morning.
The Government announced plans earlier this year to introduce on-the-spot fines for some offences related t...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government yesterday launched a fresh drive to help unemployed Bermudians get back to work.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said the economic stimulus programme scheme would help Bermudians to undertake short-term job placements and get on-the...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government yesterday defended its decision to sideline proposals for a minimum wage for at least a year.
The Government-appointed Wages Commission delivered its recommendations on minimum wage levels last month.
But Jason Hayward, the labour minister...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The “Queen of Bermuda” stepped into the international spotlight after Mark Anderson, the man behind Sybil Barrington, was highlighted in a UK magazine.
Mr Anderson said he was “elated” to be profiled in the first issue of Forever with Pride magazine,...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Reefs, shipwrecks and lighthouses were among the island icons featured in the Heritage Month Mini-Float Challenge.
Yesterday, the Department of Culture announced the winners of the first event of its kind in Bermuda.
There were more than 50 entries f...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The cahow chick which bird lovers have been following through the cahow cam since March is expected to take flight imminently.
The nocturnal chick, which can be observed here, has been preparing to fledge, or fly, in recent nights.
Nonsuch Expediti...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The boats and moorings section of Marine & Ports will shut early next Monday for computer system work.
The section will close at noon for a data system overhaul and reopen for its normal hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm on Tuesday.
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two young women who led police on a chase were arrested last night in connection with a stolen motorcycle.
A police spokesman said the two – an 18-year-old Smith’s woman and a 19-year-old Devonshire woman, were arrested after police saw them ride thr...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The mother of a teenage girl who died in a weekend road accident arrived at the scene just minutes after the crash.
Heidi Bridges was following her 16-year-old daughter Amber, who was on her motorbike, when her machine and a van were in collision las...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 80 people at long-term care homes have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic – including seven unvaccinated seniors who died.
Statistics released by the Ministry of Health revealed that 28 staff and 56 seniors ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
