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The Bermuda Police Service reminded members of the public making evening plans about the curfew in place as part of Covid-19 restrictions.
A police spokesman said people need to make sure they give themselves “adequate time” to be home before 11pm.
T...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A detective said yesterday it was “a miracle” innocent people were not hit by a fusillade of gunfire on Monday night.
Detective Sergeant Jason Smith added that people, including children, were in the vicinity at the junction of Elliott Street and Cou...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The St George’s Foundation vowed yesterday to continue to tell the story of Bermuda’s history despite the closure of the World Heritage Centre.
The foundation will lock the doors of the Queen’s Warehouse at Penno’s Wharf – the former home of the WHC ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A turtle found stranded on a beach last weekend has died despite a major effort to save the animal, it was revealed last night.
Ian Walker, the principal curator at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, said the young green turtle found by members of ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitted an assault on his mother because he missed a lift for a Covid-19 test was ordered yesterday to have a mental health assessment.
Percy Smith, 23, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to an assault on his mother, as well as to two co...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A would-be burglar bit off more than he could chew when he broke into a hotel room occupied by a British Army officer and his wife.
Captain Richard Hind of the Royal Anglian Regiment tackled raider Paul Williams and subdued him with the help of anoth...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Air Canada is to ground its flights to Bermuda for more than a month.
The airline said its Toronto to Bermuda service would be suspended after its January 8 flight until February 12 because of a massive slump in business caused by the coronavirus.
A ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Records of a Parliamentary inquiry set up to look at the use of pepper spray at a 2016 House of Assembly demonstration will not see the light of day for 30 years.
The news came after a decision to refuse to release records of a joint select committee...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An outbreak of coronavirus infections in the long term care unit at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is under investigation after another patient and staff member tested positive.
Michael Richmond, the chief executive and president of the Bermud...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Gombeys will perform across the island on New Year’s Day – but with Covid-19 restrictions, it was announced tonight.
A government spokeswoman said that Gombey troupes would not stage “large performances in public places” and would ditch marches on th...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes