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A man charged with drink driving and refusal to take a breath test told a court that a friend had driven him home while he slept – and left him in his car at the side of the road where it was spotted by a passing police patrol.
Chris Furbert Jr, 42,...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A broadcaster has defended repeated airings of an American doctor’s criticism of the coronavirus vaccine.
Glenn Blakeney, the owner of Inter-Island Communications and a former Progressive Labour Party Cabinet minister, said yesterday that his station...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Finance has renewed a pledge that there will be no new taxes in this month’s Budget.
Curtis Dickinson also promised Government departmental expenditure would be kept on a tight leash in the next financial year.
Mr Dickinson said: “The...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A wealthy casino executive who allegedly flew into a remote Canadian territory with his wife and posed as a local motel worker to get the Covid-19 vaccine is a director of a company in Bermuda.
Rodney Baker and his wife Ekaterina made global headline...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Tourism and transport-related projects on the horizon could make waves across the entire island, the Minister of Transport said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott told The Royal Gazette that the “groundbreaking” developments would deliver opportunities for Be...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A family has alleged that Government maladministration cost them land in Southampton.
The Darrell family told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss yesterday that records show they owned a section of land bisected by Riviera Estates Road ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is suing the Information Commissioner to avoid having to hand over records to her about the payment of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to former premier Ewart Brown.
Dr Brown, who owns two medical clinics, received the funds ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A survey to canvass public opinion on the future of the Bermuda Hospitals Board was launched today.
BHB management said the results would be used to help draw up its next five-year plan.
Dr Michael Richmond, the chief executive and president of the B...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s entertainers’ union sent condolences today to the family of a former government senator and Bermuda Industrial Union veteran who died last week.
The Bermuda Entertainment Union joined other groups and individuals who earlier paid tribute...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 200 people have now received a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, giving them almost full protection against the virus.
And the Government is now looking to broaden its vaccination programme to other sections of society following the arri...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
