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Awards ceremonies are nothing new for trailblazing Hollywood agent turned producer Charles D King.
Mr King, 51, whose father is Bermudian, has represented some of the biggest names in entertainment: Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Lin-Manu...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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Government is considering giving the island’s Parish Councils greater autonomy.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said it had begun meeting with the councils and created a working group to help them operate “as independent en...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda recorded its 23rd Covid-19-related death yesterday – the sixth in the space of a week.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “This is distressing news, and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and friends who are now grieving the...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights to Bermuda will almost double next month with the number of scheduled flights a week soaring from 19 to 37.
The May flight schedule released yesterday by airport operators Skyport included the return of United Airlines, which will offer a dai...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A fund set up to help pay massive medical bills for a singer with a life-threatening condition has raised almost $50,000 in just two days.
The appeal was launched after Latosha Codrington, who won the Bermuda Idol singing contest in 2013, suffered a...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A company awarded a multimillion-dollar government contract to claw back land tax arrears does not have a debt collection licence, The Royal Gazette has confirmed.
A new law, which came into force at the start of last year, ruled that anyone “pursui...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Government plan to ban high pollution two-stroke motorcycles and change its fleet to electric vehicles in a bid to cut emissions was yesterday backed by environmentalists.
But the owner of the Bermuda Transport Museum warned the ban on two strokes ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Charles D. King — a trailblazing Hollywood producer whose father is Bermudian — is poised to add to his history-making credentials at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.
Mr. King, 51, is one of three producers of the film Judas and the Black Messiah, which has...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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A total of three people yesterday admitted breaches of Covid-19 curfew regulations.
Clarence Simons, 71, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the earlier midnight to 5am lockdown.
The court heard that around 1.30am on January 25 police...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A driver was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined a total of $3,000 after he was found asleep at the wheel after the Covid-19 curfew.
Khalil Burchall, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving and a breach of the earlier midn...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson