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A Bermuda Idol winner who was rushed to the US for life-saving surgery has developed a rare heart condition, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Latosha Codrington had a heart attack last month, and later developed a blood clot in an artery.
She was taken...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Fire and police have launched an investigation after two cars were destroyed by fire in the early hours of this morning.
The alarm was raised just before 1am after the two vehicles, parked on Ord Road, in Paget were seen to be ablaze.
A spokesman for...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A campaign to mount a legal challenge to tougher quarantine regulations for unvaccinated arrivals has raised more than $25,000 in just four days.
Constitutional Freedom Bermuda, a pressure group, launched the fundraising effort last Friday after it h...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing and robbery at the weekend.
Police said a second man had also been interviewed in connection with the incident, which left a 16-year-old boy with serious injuries.
Detective Superinte...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Former premiers from both sides of the political divide yesterday appealed to modern politicians to work together for the good of the island.
Sir John Swan, a United Bermuda Party premier, and Alex Scott, a Progressive Labour Party premier, said gove...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity dedicated to supporting Bermuda’s women has received a $10,000 boost for its counselling support services.
The Women’s Resource Centre has announced that Sun Life Financial recently donated the money to help the charity provide support to w...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Health officials recorded 17 new coronavirus infections today.
The positives were among 3,423 test results that came back to health officials yesterday - a positivity rate of 0.5 per cent.
Nine cases are under investigation because they were among pe...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Restaurants and stores saw a strong return to business during Phase 2 of the return to normality – but industry veterans warned that the sectors would need about six months to recover from the latest Covid-19 lockdown.
Business owners also pleaded fo...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The owners of a fast-food chain have submitted plans for a new drive-through restaurant.
David and Beryl Furbert, who own Mr Chicken, want to build the restaurant near the junction of North Shore Road and Idlewood Drive in Hamilton Parish, where a bu...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was yesterday sent to the DUI court after he admitted several traffic offences from almost two years ago.
Javon Weeks, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving and failure to stop for police, as well as dangerous driving and re...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson