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The Auditor General has paid tribute to a predecessor who held the position for more than 30 years.
Heather Thomas spoke out following the recent death of Larry Dennis.
Ms Thomas described her predecessor as “indefatigable”, adding: “Larry Dennis w...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The number of active coronavirus cases has dropped again as three days of test results revealed 11 new infections, it was announced last night.
Health officials said the new cases were among 3,359 test results from last Thursday, Friday and Saturday....
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former public finances watchdog who was arrested during an investigation that sparked a political scandal has died.
Larry Dennis, who was Auditor-General for 31 years, was 76.
Mr Dennis retired in 2009 and was appointed a Commander of the Most Exce...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men were arrested yesterday after a brawl in Pembroke that involved a knife and a baseball bat.
A police spokesman said officers responded to a report of a fight involving four males on Berkeley Hill in Pembroke about 3.30pm.
The spokesman added:...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to ensure employers create policies on workplace bullying and sexual harassment will come in to force at the start of next month, the labour minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward added the addition of bullying and sexual harassment polic...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A bank has donated $125,000 to charities struggling to survive over the coronavirus pandemic.
Clarien Bank has also pledged a further $25,000 a year to fund private school scholarships for Black pupils.
A total of nine charities were given windfalls ...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Repairs to the public access to a beach started yesterday as part of the Government’s bid to boost the economy.
The Ministry of Public Works announced earlier this month that Smith Hauling & Excavating had been awarded a contract to repair hurricane ...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A group of nursing students will be unable to graduate from Bermuda College because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ten were expected to complete their studies and attend a graduation ceremony this week.
But to pass the course they had to do practic...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An art gallery in Hamilton City Hall is to boost security after a weekend break-in.
Nzingha Ming, the executive director of the Bermuda Society of the Arts, said the gallery, on the third floor of the building, had been “between shows”, and there wer...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A charity for seniors has revamped its website to help improve access to services.
Age Concern said the redesigned ageconcern.bm was easier to use and that visitors would be able to view information and sign up for the charity’s programmes.
Callan Ba...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes