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A charity providing counselling services for addicts has a new executive director.
Danielle Frith has taken over the role at Focus Counselling Services (FCS) from Leslie Grant, who held the position for the last three years.
Ms Frith has worked in th...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Three people were dealt fines in Magistrates’ Court this morning after they admitted breaching Covid-19 curfews.
The court heard Lauriena Rose, 38, was stopped on by police as she rode a motorcycle along Crow Lane at 12.35am on January 10.
The Paget ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Buses will start at 10.30am on Friday, Bermuda Day and will run on a holiday schedule, the Department of Public Transportation said today.
In addition, due to the Half Marathon races, there will be some detours from 10.30am until barricades are remov...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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The number of flights to and from Bermuda is to increase by more than 20 per cent next month after the return of services to Miami and Philadelphia.
The June flight schedule, released today by airport operators Skyport, showed a surge in the number o...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier tonight admitted that “the optics were not good” after he attended a champagne celebration at the opening of a new hotel at the weekend.
But he insisted that Covid-19 safety regulations were not breached at last Saturday’s ribbon-cutting ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Insurance firms yesterday backed the finance minister’s move to allow people struggling to make ends meet to take an extra $6,000 from eligible pension plans.
But the adminstrator of a hospitality industry pension scheme said said hotel workers who h...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The staff of the US Consulate paid tribute to the late George Floyd yesterday morning with a period of silence.
The US Consulate wrote on Twitter: “For 9 minutes and 29 seconds, we stand in silence to reflect on the death of George Floyd.
“One year ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Registration has opened for essential workers to get tickets for the Government’s Bermuda Day Showcase.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Culture said: “This is a Covid-safe event.
“Guests must wear a mask, must have SafeKey and must show a no exp...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A soldier was fined $1,000 yesterday after he admitted a curfew breach.
Tatem Ford, 37, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the 11pm to 5am lockdown.
The court heard that police stopped Ford around 12.12am on December 19 last year as ...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s first Black head of the Civil Service was yesterday honoured with a tree-planting ceremony at the Cabinet Office.
Mr Burt said Kenneth Richardson “had a long and distinguished career in the public service”.
He added: “A consummate public of...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan