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A Royal Navy ship deployed for disaster relief and as part of the war on drugs is to spend the next month in Bermuda.
HMS Medway, a patrol ship, is due to arrive today after spending the last year patrolling the North Atlantic.
Bermuda will be h...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Pembroke man who refused a breath test because he feared he would contract Covid-19 was banned from the roads.
Reuben Mayho, 59, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon.
The court heard he had been stopped by police...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s top magistrate has asked for disciplinary action to be taken against police officers who failed to show up in court to give evidence.
Juan Wolffe was speaking after two police officers did not appear for the trial of a man accused of dr...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Department of Parks is working towards repairing a damaged baby swing at Shelly Bay Park playground, more than a month after a complaint was lodged.
One of the baby swings at the Hamilton Parish site has two of three rivets missing from one side...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Family history will be at the heart of an educational programme and exhibition organised by the National Museum of Bermuda.
Tracing Our Roots / Routes will include online presentations, workshops and other resources to promote research.
Lisa Howi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who denied sending threats to the Premier was jailed overnight today after he admitted contacting David Burt despite his bail conditions.
Jared Gordon, 31, admitted in Magistrates’ Court that he contacted Mr Burt three times over the past week ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two men were hurt in a serious crash today.
The accident also caused road blocks and commuter delays when traffic was diverted.
The crash happened at about 6.40am at the junction of North Shore Road and Jennings Road in Smith’s.
A spokesman for the B...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Ewart Brown, the former Premier of Bermuda, was charged with 13 counts of corruption in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the 13 charges included five related to agreements with the Lahey Clinic, t...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda pastor highlighted how people can come together and help others when he spoke at the US presidential inauguration yesterday.
The Reverend Silvester Beaman delivered the benediction at the historic event in Washington DC.
He invi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Just 14 per cent of people registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine are from the Black community, the Government has revealed.
Commenting on the startling statistic, David Burt, the Premier, acknowledged that the Government must do more to target ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan