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The City of Hamilton is to use non-slip paint on manhole covers that could be a safety hazard in wet weather.
The corporation took action last week after a member of the public posted on a Facebook group that he had seen people slip on the diamond-p...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A group set up to make recommendations on minimum and living wages is expected to take into account workers who earn tips, the labour minister has said.
Jason Hayward added that no employment sector will be left out of the commission’s deliberation.
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DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man charged with causing grievous bodily harm yesterday admitted the offence two days before his Supreme Court trial was scheduled to begin.
Meshach Crichton, 21, pleaded guilty yesterday to causing grievous bodily harm to Kevin Davis with intent.
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DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Clarien Bank raised $11,500 for Meals on Wheels through its holiday giveback campaign, it was announced today.
Clarien ran its annual effort to ask clients, employees and the public to make donations from November 26 to December 31 last year.
Michae...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A gay rights charity that fought for same-sex marriage in Bermuda’s courts has welcomed its last legal challenge this week.
OutBermuda hailed its “final appeal in London for Bermuda’s historic marriage equality decision”.
Legal arguments will be ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority said today it will allow flights of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Bermuda with the removal of the airspace ban and it will also permit the operation of the aircraft type on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry.
The cha...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
LaVerne Furbert, a former government senator and stalwart of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has died.
Ms Furbert was 74.
David Burt, the Premier, yesterday led tributes to Ms Furbert and offered condolences to her family.
Mr Burt said she was the “ver...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police are hunting car thieves after two vehicles were stolen over the weekend.
A silver Toyota RAV4 SUV was stolen on Saturday night after the owner left it unattended for a few moments.
The silver Toyota Rav4, registration 47475, was parked on Angl...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Belco will carry out two controlled power cuts in St. George’s today before the island is hit by strong winds later in the week.
A spokesman for the power firm said that the outages were needed to “address issues” on an overhead distribution line.
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DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost $5.3 million was spent on a string of contracts by the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority last year, the latest figures have revealed.
The news came as the authority announced that the aircraft registry had grown by 13 per cent – 103 aircraft – ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter