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A lawyer hired by a pressure group to challenge the Government over planned Covid-19 public safety regulations has withdrawn from the case.
Charles Richardson represented Constitutional Freedom Bermuda, which argued that the regulations, to be introd...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost $1 million was paid to a company owned by the Government’s chief fintech adviser for technology to help tackle the coronavirus crisis.
The news was revealed in a list of health ministry spending on coronavirus-related contracts.
A notice publi...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
International assessors are to visit Bermuda next week to survey a $2.8 million pilot boat that suffered major damage after it steamed into a reef.
A government spokeswoman said the St David, bought for $2,795,000, in 2912, was insured for $2.8 mill...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Employers could have to pay at least $17.30 an hour to staff if recommendations from the Wage Commission are adopted, it was revealed yesterday.
Cordell Riley, the chairman of the commission, unveiled three options for a minimum hourly wage – $13.20,...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The death toll from Covid-19 has risen to 32, it was revealed last night.
The grim news came as active Covid-19 cases dropped below 200 for the first time since March.
David Burt, the Premier, offered condolences to the “two who passed away since our...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A senior police officer who won a gift basket for his wife in a Mothers’ Day raffle said yesterday that he bought tickets to help a good cause.
Superintendent Sean Field-Lament was speaking as he collected his prize yesterday from the Kijani Burgess ...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Ashley Cassidy was gearing up for the continued expansion of her business 18 months ago.
She built the operation over eight years from a single employee operation and one vehicle to one of Bermuda’s best known tour businesses with ten staff and a fle...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A woman was fine $2,500 after she told Magistrates’ Court that she broke the Covid-19 curfew to pick up her daughter.
Jahlae Raynor, 25, pleaded guilty yesterday to a breach of the earlier midnight to 5am lockdown.
The court heard that police stopped...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A thief will be sentenced in two months’ time after he admitted stealing of four steaks and a protein shake.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Colin Simmons, 55, was seen in The Shopping Centre on Victoria Street in Hamilton.
An employee recog...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has opened new accommodation for a different type of guest – island birds.
The hotel has installed bird feeders – painted pink with white roofs to match the hotel – around its lawn area.
A spokeswoman for the hotel ...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes