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North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish was closed to through traffic this morning following a single vehicle collision which damaged a telephone poll.
The collision took place early this morning near the Howzat liquor shop in Shelly Bay.
A Belco spok...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The coronavirus pandemic sparked an increase in calls from workers concerned about their rights – including mandatory Covid testing, a new report shows.
According to the Human Rights Commission’s 2020 Annual Report, tabled in the House of Assembly on...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme is “drifting without impetus” and is unlikely to achieve herd immunity targets, according to the Opposition.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman for National Security and Health, spoke out f...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The developer behind a plan to build apartments on an empty lot on Church Street has asked for permission to expand their plans.
C33 Ltd received planning permission last July to build a five storey, 52-unit residential building at 33 Church Street.
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DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “hero” to the labour movement and the Progressive Labour Party was celebrated in the House of Assembly on Friday.
David Burt, the Premier, called Charles Leroy Riley an “uncompromising warrior” for both causes, frequently calling radio shows to giv...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Public Service Union has awarded students a total of $30,000 in an effort to support the further education of Bermudians.
The 29th BPSU Annual Education Awards Ceremony recognised the hard work of 12 recipients with awards.
The union awar...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has passed legislation that will enable it to recover overpayments of unemployment benefit more effectively.
The Public Treasury (Administration and Payments) Amendment and Validation Act 2021 (the Act) was passed in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Members of the community are invited to support their Cup Match teams while helping children in need as part of a fundraising drive by the Family Centre.
Thanks to the support of Clarien Bank and Sargasso Sea, the charity sees the return of its Cup...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Karen Grissette, the new US Consul General, was joined by cadets from the visiting US Coast Guard training ship Eagle visiting the Bermuda National Trust’s headquarters in Paget for a tree planting ceremony.
Ms Grissette met Karen Border, the charity...
DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parliamentary rules thwarted an attempt to get details on an “error“ granting an exemption to the lockdown imposed in April that briefly allowed construction of a St George’s hotel to continue.
The exemption for the St Regis resort construction was p...
DATE: Jul 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell