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Firefighters tackled a blazing truck in the early hours of Saturday.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of a fire at 4.53am on Parsons Road and St Augustine Road in Pembroke.
A fire crew found a light truck “fully involved i...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government yesterday proposed a law to outlaw “revenge porn” – the use of social media to spread intimate sexual images.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said the practice was “a new form of technology-facilitated abuse” which humiliated...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A veteran ZBM cameraman and news gatherer has died.
Arnold Landy II was 62.
Mr Landy was also known for his work as a carpenter and was a keen fisherman.
Tari Trott, a ZBM news anchor, reported on Thursday night that he and his colleagues were “dev...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A decision on whether the new St Regis Hotel in St George’s will be granted Bermuda’s first hotel casino licence is expected “later this summer’, the Premier told the House of Assembly today.
David Burt said three vendors of gambling equipment and ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Six new coronavirus infections were recorded yesterday, it was revealed last night.
The positive tests were among 758 results that came back to health officials yesterday.
All were classed as on-island transmissions with known contacts.
The latest ca...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents of children at a Warwick primary have been warned of a Covid-19 exposure risk after a Covid-19 case was linked to the school.
Pupils and staff at Purvis Primary School will be tested today from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on a drive through basis at the...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An operation by armed police today led to the arrest of two men.
The men, one armed with a knife, were arrested on North Shore Road near Black Watch Pass in Pembroke after they attempted to escape police on a stolen motorcycle.
Residents said they sa...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier today visited a bus driver who was assaulted by an abusive passenger.
Mr Burt said on twitter: “I took some time to visit my friend, Mr Peter Ramotar at his home where he is recovering from an assault that occurred while doing his job tra...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A psychological counsellor who fought a lifelong battle with cancer has died.
Leslie Ann White was 48.
She also ran a successful bookstore, the Literate Lizard, with her daughter Jordyn, 17, in the city of Sedona, Arizona.
Ms White, also an author, ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The World Meteorological Organisation has announced that it will drop Greek letters as names for late-season hurricanes.
The Greek alphabet has been used twice before when the usual storm name list has been exhausted.
But the international body admit...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
