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The former chief operating officer of the Bermuda Tourism Authority has taken the helm as the new head of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Karla Lacey – one of the founding members of the BTA’s executive – stepped down from the organisat...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man yesterday denied a string of drugs and ammunition charges.
Edward Albuoy, 27, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possession of cocaine, heroin, MDMA and THC with intent to supply.
He also pleaded not guilty yesterday to possession of ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A container ship bound for New York diverted to Bermuda on Monday night after a medical emergency on board.
But the rescue mission was aborted the next morning after the crew member – a 51-year-old Indian – died.
RCC Bermuda was called at 7.30pm on M...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Anthony Manders, who died yesterday, was remembered by government colleagues as a skilled Financial Secretary in difficult times.
His work included helping the Cabinet to steady an economy devastated by the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Manders, an ou...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A man caught at a roadside breath test checkpoint driving while almost twice the legal alcohol limit was fined $1,000 and banned from the roads yesterday.
Michael Russell, 61, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving.
The court heard tha...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former manager of the Bermuda News Bureau known for his meticulous attention to detail has died.
William Breisky, 92, also a former editor for the Cape Cod Times, died on New Year's Day from complications related to Covid-19.
He moved to Bermuda i...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A missing 21-year-old man has been traced, police said this morning.
DeRoger Hollis Trott was last seen at his home in Somerset Road, Sandys on Wednesday.
He was said to be Black, about 6ft tall, with unkempt shoulder length black hair and beard and...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A section of South Road will be closed to traffic from next week for repair work to be carried out.
The section, near the Paget traffic lights, will be shut to westbound traffic next Tuesday and Wednesday between 9.30am and 2.30pm so a roadside wall ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police were today hunting a flasher who exposed himself to a female runner.
A police spokesman said the man, who was wearing a fluorescent jacket, exposed himself to the woman near Cavendish Road, Pembroke as she ran past just after 6am today.
The s...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first Covid-19 vaccinations will be administered next Monday after a successful dry run to test the system.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “I am pleased with how the exercise was conducted.
“As with any trial run, minor adjustments we...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan