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Hollywood royalty Catherine Zeta-Jones felt “most at home” when she lived in Bermuda, she has revealed in a magazine interview.
The globe-trotting Welsh star, married to superstar actor Michael Douglas, said she valued the privacy the family had on ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermuda College student who faced a $3,000 fine for a breach of the Government curfew was instead given 150 hours of community service yesterday.
Magistrate Craig Attridge gave Cree Codington, 21, handed out the sentence in Magistrates’ Court after...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A total of six motorists appeared in Magistrates’ Court this week for traffic offences - with one accused of travelling at more than three times the speed limit.
A police spokesman said that a man, aged 52, denied speeding at 109km/h - almost 68mph -...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A fledgling charity hopes to raise awareness of epilepsy in Bermuda and create a safety net for those who live with the condition.
Jasmine DeBraga said she was told she had epilepsy when she was 15, but had not discussed it in public until Monday whe...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three Bermudian students have got a cash boost from the English Speaking Union in the organisation’s education grants for the next academic year.
Cree Dunn, 18 and 19-year-old Jaylen Simons were awarded grants of $3,000 and Riley Jackson, 18, receive...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents of three-year-olds will have to wait to register their children for a preschool programme, the Ministry of Education said today.
Registration for the Bright Start Programme, which was scheduled to be held between yesterday and tomorrow, has b...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Fewer than 40 per cent of staff in long-term care centres have full immunisation against Covid-19, health ministry estimates have revealed.
The ministry, in response to a public access to information request from The Royal Gazette, said an estimated...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A sailing programme for youngsters has marked its sixth year of operation with more than 3,500 pupils trained in seamanship and life skills.
The Endeavour Middle School Programme charity was designed to build knowledge and confidence through sailing,...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government today came under fire for its decision to push ahead with mandatory quarantine for unvaccinated arrivals to the island – despite softening its position on the regulation.
The Government announced last month that anyone who landed in Bermud...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Department of Social Insurance will be closed from tomorrow until next Tuesday for renovation work, the Ministry of Finance announced today.
The office, in the Government Administration Building on Parliament Street, Hamilton, will close tomorrow...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson