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A “small” number of non-residents were able to receive the free Covid-19 vaccine because they weren’t required to prove they lived in Bermuda, the Government admitted.
Health minister Kim Wilson insisted at a press conference on Tuesday that the vacc...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A mother accused of smuggling $700,000 worth of drugs into the island was cleared by a Supreme Court jury yesterday.
Ranae Furbert, 29, burst into tears after she was found not guilty of three drug smuggling charges and three charges of drug possessi...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment has been arrested by police.
A police spokesman confirmed that Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley was arrested and bailed in connection with an incident “for which it is anticipated he will soon ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Immigration changes proposed by the One Bermuda Alliance in 2016 would have boosted the island’s economy, a former senator has claimed.
But Dwayne Robinson, an OBA senator from 2018-20, said his party’s Pathways to Status immigration legislation was...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights between Bermuda and Canada will be grounded until at least the end of April, it was announced yesterday.
Air Canada and WestJet decided to halt flights to Mexico and the Caribbean region until April 30 in an effort to prevent the spread of mo...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An attempt by the prosecution to prove that an alleged drugs mule lied about a trip to Canada backfired in Supreme Court yesterday.
Ranae Furbert, 29, who has denied importation and possession with intent to supply $700,000 worth of cannabis, cannabi...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A young mother and son whose car got stuck in mud at the height of this week’s storm yesterday praised a hero tow truck driver who came to her rescue after police said they could not help.
Kandria Carmichael, 29, and son Ka’Maree Simmons, 7, got bogg...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A single new case of Covid-19 was identified today, the health ministry said tonight.
The case was among 300 test results that came back to health officials today.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said the new case was classified as an on-island transm...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Procedural errors by police could have led to a human body part being removed and destroyed before officers arrived to seal off the area where it was found, a senior officer said today.
The body part – believed to be a finger or toe – was discovered ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
