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A man was sent to Drug Treatment Court yesterday after he admitted possession and use of methamphetamine.
Jonathan Watts, 54, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while methamphetamine was present in his blood and possession of the same dr...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The year’s first commemorative stamp series have been issued to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Garden Club of Bermuda.
From a modest beginning in April 4, 1921, the club has grown into one of the island’s most lasting groups.
The four stamps ...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A gale warning has been issued for late tonight by the Bermuda Weather Service.
Drivers were told to use caution on the roads over tonight, when winds from the island’s west could pack storm force gusts after midnight.
Winds are forecast veer northwe...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have warned the public about a new online scam that claims the target was caught speeding.
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A police spokesman said some members of the public have received a misleading e-mail that claims they had been caught on a speeding camera and have to...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to host a “virtual” Ag Show have been pushed back in the wake of the latest surge of Covid-19 cases.
While the event was scheduled to be held online this year through a live broadcast on April 23, the Ag Show Ltd Committee have pushed back the...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Insurance company, BF&M has donated $25,000 towards the cost of running the hospital’s vaccination clinic.
The donation came in response to an appeal by the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Foundation which hopes to raise $220,000 to cover a shortfall i...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A woman was fined $3,000 today after she admitted a breach of the Covid-19 curfew.
Nichole Lambert, 52, was one of three people who appeared in Magistrates’ Court in relation to violations of the Covid-19 emergency regulations.
The court heard that p...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A dogged independent electoral candidate, singer and activist hailed as a “soldier for the common man” has died at 75.
David W. Burch was honoured in 2015 by Atlantic Publishing House run by former minister Dale Butler, who called him “a strong-wille...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Refurbished shipping containers could create another 28 emergency housing units at the Salvation Army shelter this year.
According to a planning application submitted last week, the Bermuda Housing Corporation hopes to install two new buildings at th...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Organisers of a Good Friday gathering which allegedly breached Covid-19 social distancing regulations are likely to appear in court soon, police said today.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that at around 8.30pm on Friday, police responded to...
DATE: Apr 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff