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A company awarded a multimillion-dollar government contract to claw back land tax arrears does not have a debt collection licence, The Royal Gazette has confirmed.
A new law, which came into force at the start of last year, ruled that anyone “pursui...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Government plan to ban high pollution two-stroke motorcycles and change its fleet to electric vehicles in a bid to cut emissions was yesterday backed by environmentalists.
But the owner of the Bermuda Transport Museum warned the ban on two strokes ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Charles D. King — a trailblazing Hollywood producer whose father is Bermudian — is poised to add to his history-making credentials at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.
Mr. King, 51, is one of three producers of the film Judas and the Black Messiah, which has...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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A total of three people yesterday admitted breaches of Covid-19 curfew regulations.
Clarence Simons, 71, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the earlier midnight to 5am lockdown.
The court heard that around 1.30am on January 25 police...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A driver was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined a total of $3,000 after he was found asleep at the wheel after the Covid-19 curfew.
Khalil Burchall, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving and a breach of the earlier midn...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Easter camps were grounded this month due to Covid-19 – but youngsters got a virtual voyage at sea.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute presented the free presentations from April 5 to April 9 which took on children, some as far away as Sout...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cancer charity yesterday appealed for support for its biggest fundraiser of the year next month.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre said the success of the annual Relay for Life event was crucial after last year’s event raised significantly less ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The ability to detect breast cancer has been boosted with new hi-tech 3D unit and what could be the island’s first automated breast ultrasound unit.
The machines will be installed at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this month.
A hospital spokes...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An environmental charity has used the pandemic as a chance to clean up and modernise its website.
The Keep Bermuda Beautiful project was launched by Anne Hyde, a former executive director, who said that improvements to the website, kbb.bm, were long ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers have defended taking tomorrow as a half-term break – and fired a broadside at the Department of Education.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said the Government request to use the holiday to catch up on lessons lost because of the coronavirus cl...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell