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A motorcycle rider was thrown about 60 feet through the air and suffered life threatening chest injuries after his bike was in collision with a car on Friday evening.
Police said the collision occurred at about 9pm near Bethel AME Church on North Sho...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Youth development leader Patrina O’Connor-Paynter said she is “utterly dismayed” that a children’s playground was destroyed in a fire - and is rallying the community to rebuild it “bigger and better” than before.
Ms O’Connor-Paynter, managing di...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police investigating the murder of an innocent man apparently targeted in a gang-linked shooting have expressed concern at the “numbness” of the public to recent gun violence.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro said yesterday police were making ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents and guardians of P6 public school students have launched a petition to postpone the Cambridge Checkpoint exams because of disruption caused by the pandemic.
The exams are due to take place this month.
The www.change.org petition launched on ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt last night said Bermuda will return to a stay-at-home policy from 5am tomorrow for at least seven days.
The Premier also revealed he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was isolating but had no symptoms because he had been vaccinated.
H...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Buses resumed normal service yesterday after drivers walked off the job amid concern over Covid-19 infections.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport said health guidelines and protocols would be in place on the vehicles to safeguard “the commut...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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Pembroke residents say a recent study of tank water near Belco offered little comfort in addressing their concerns.
While testing suggested that pollution found in tank water was within international standards, the Bermuda Clean Air Coalition said th...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Leader of the Opposition has said that Bermuda must come together “like we have never done before” in face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cole Simons was speaking in light of new restrictions imposed yesterday including a stay at home order. He empha...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two Bermudian dance artists are being offered a chance to take part in a project bringing together organisations in Bermuda and Wales.
Krystal Smith-Lowe, a Bermudian dancer and choreographer who has been living in Wales since 2012, is seeking two Be...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The leader of a charity for struggling families yesterday stressed the need to have reliable mental health resources as the island entered a full year handling the coronavirus pandemic.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director of The Family Centre, sai...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson