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The Bermuda Trade Union Congress has backed trades union opposition to legislation designed to give non-members a vote to end representation.
Dwight Jackson, the BTUC general secretary, said the BTUC wished to “echo the sentiments” of Chris Furbert, ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Digicel has closed its retail store on Reid Street and its BTC Payment Centre on Victoria Street after a customer-facing employee tested positive for the coronavirus, the company said today.
A press statement said employees will be tested and the ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
An investigation has been launched after a truck caught fire in Pembroke in the early hours of this morning.
Firefighters were called to the blaze on Curving Avenue at around 3.45am.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, said that the ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
New laws to outlaw drink driving on the water have been approved by the House of Assembly.
The new requirements for private boats also included stricter blood alcohol limits for the operators of recreational vessels.
Lawrence Scott, the transport min...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police confirmed today a man was arrested at the weekend after a violent incident that involved a firearm.
A police spokesman said the service was aware of a “disturbing” video circulated on social media that showed a badly injured man is being held ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Specialists helpers for expectant mothers will not be allowed to attend births at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital until the risk of coronavirus transmission dropped.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said that guidelines for “designated support peopl...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A community activist will return to Court Street to deliver Christmas spirit on Boxing Day – for the 14th year in a row.
Regina Peniston said the Covid-19 pandemic had made the holiday meal even more important – even if it has altered how it will be ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tony Sousa has been the first to open the gates and the man who closed up at Warwick Academy for the last 15 years.
But today the 60-year-old caretaker will padlock the school grounds for the last time before he leaves Bermuda to retire and join his ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A family story of how EF Gordon, a civil rights hero and doctor, saved the life of five-year-old Mansfield “Jim” Brock inspired Mr Brock’s son to study medicine.
The 83-year-old story came full circle when last month Malcolm Brock was appointed the E...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The island’s general hospital is to be lit in green to promote good mental health, it was announced yesterday.
Preston Swan, the vice-president of clinical operations at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute, will today light up the KEMH in the interna...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
