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The US State Department today announced that Karen Grissette has been appointed as the next US Consul to Bermuda.
A career Foreign Service Officer of more than 20 years, Ms Grissette recently served as the Executive Director of the Fulbright Foreign ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Elsa, the first hurricane of the season, has formed in the Atlantic with its forecast path set to take it through the Caribbean this weekend, potentially looming over Florida by Tuesday.
At 6am, Elsa was 131 miles to the east of the Dominican Republi...
DATE: Jul 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An Australian cryptocurrency mogul living in Bermuda is facing extradition to the US to face money laundering charges.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Gregory Dwyer, a senior employee for the cryptocurrency derivative exchange platform BitMEX...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Mandatory hotel quarantining will be in place for at least another three months – despite claims by the Premier that the controversial policy could be ditched as soon as Bermuda achieves herd immunity from the Covid-19 virus.
David Burt made the pled...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has delayed a decision on the fate of Bermuda’s primary schools by a month.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, had said the decision, which could include the permanent closure of up to eight primary schools, will now be announced at...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Australian bitcoin executive facing criminal charges in the United States as part of a Department of Justice-led anti-money laundering inquiry was riding out the storm in Bermuda – until yesterday.
Nine months after he was accused of violating and...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A weeklong work dispute deadlock at a Southampton construction supplier SAL is said to be headed to the Labour Relations Department today.
Fifteen staff from SAL Southampton remained off the job all this week over what was said to be a threat to sack...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Members of an independent tribunal established to hear disputes between unions and employers have been selected.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, selected 28 members to serve on the Employment and Labour Relations Tribunal for the next three ye...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Chamber of Commerce has committed to check Harbour Nights attendees for SafeKeys at all likely points of entry on Front Street and Reid Street.
Harbour Nights is due to resume on July 14 and will be a SafeKey event, raising questions of how it w...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Pembroke man was yesterday banned from driving for 18 months for riding a motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol.
Benjamin Rockliffe, 29, was also fined $1,000 after admitting the offence in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that police...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
