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The Premier said yesterday he welcomed talks with a United Nations representative to defend against moves that suggested “a renewed push for colonialism” by powers such as Britain.
A post on David Burt’s twitter account said: “Recently met the new Un...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A gunman shot at another man, chased his target as he fled and tried to fire again, but the pistol misfired, Supreme Court was told yesterday.
Zachary Fox, 22, has denied charges that he attempted to kill Richard Steede and that he used a firearm.
H...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A single coronavirus case was recorded yesterday after 1,458 test results came back to health officials.
A health ministry spokeswoman said the new case was an on-island transmission with a known contact.
She added four people had recovered since the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The traditional harbingers of spring returned to Bermuda last week.
The first longtails of 2021 were spotted by sharp-eyed nature photographer LeShun Smith, although the group of about 15 birds were well offshore of Church Bay, Southampton.
Mr Smith ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A focus on teachers should be at the forefront in a shake-up of public schools, the Shadow Minister of Education has said.
Ben Smith, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, claimed that “for far too long” the people on the front line of education had been d...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of 15 people were caught in breach of the midnight curfew over the weekend, police said yesterday.
The news sparked a warning from Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes that the regulations would continue to be enforced.
He added tha...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Tougher laws to cut down on drink boating should be introduced, the head of the island’s water safety watchdog said yesterday.
Michael Weeks, the chairman of the Water Safety Council and a Progressive Labour Party MP, said that regulations on the wat...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Failures in an ageing water supply system have caused “intermittent” failures in St George’s, a Government spokesman said today.
A ministry of public works spokesman said that work was under way to fix the problem and supply was expected to return to...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A long-time business journalist and former Royal Gazette reporter was featured on a massive billboard in New York’s Times Square on Thursday.
An image of Clare O’Connor’s face filled the 10,000 square foot display at the Nasdaq Tower on the day her...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A documentary highlighting the work of black journalists in the midst of the theatre boycotts is being given an encore series of screenings this week.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs announced that Broadcasting Black, created by Dana...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
