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The Bermuda Business Development Agency said it is in discussions with several people about the recently launched Economic Investment Certificate initiative.
The programme, which opened on March 1, allows foreign nationals to reside in Bermuda fo...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gang-linked daytime shooting near the centre of St George’s last week in which a 22-year-old man was injured prompted a call from the Opposition for ’solutions to break the cycle’.
Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said the shooting las...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, Cole Simons, today issued a statement offering condolences to the family and friends of those who died from Covid this weekend.
Last night the Government announced that two people had succumbed to Covid-19 brin...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Bermuda Entertainment Union mourned the loss of musician and political activist David W Burch, who died at the age of 75.
A BEU spokesman highlighted Mr Burch’s long history as a performer.
Mr Burch performed and recorded as Papa D, and sang with...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Reckless boaters and swimmers have been trying to get close to whales putting themselves and the animals in danger, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Now the public is being urged to follow simple whale-watching guidel...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Routine saliva testing for the coronavirus is to be expanded in the island’s public school system, according to Diallo Rabain, the education minister.
Mr Rabain said last night that a pilot school testing programme had found “two positive cases which...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The mother of a teenager who died last year after a motorcycle accident is hoping to raise money to start a scholarship in honour of her son.
Antoinette Burgess said that fundraising had started for the Kijani Burgess Dream Award and that she hoped t...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Senior managers at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital say they are prepared for a surge in Covid-19 cases - after 18 patients were admitted over the weekend.
And the Bermuda Hospitals Board last night urged families to “take their loved ones home for...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt has joined campaigners in welcoming a plan to correct a legal anomaly which has prevented hundreds of people from obtaining British citizenship, even though they were born to a parent from a British Overseas Territory.
The change in the la...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A popular Pembroke bakery where armed robbers struck on the eve of Good Friday stood strong over the Easter weekend.
Owners of the Cake Shop on Curving Avenue shared via social media that they would be open for business on Saturday regardless, adding...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell