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Cindy Clarke was yesterday appointed Director of Public Prosecutions after she was earlier passed over for the post.
John Rankin, the Governor, announced the appointment and said it would take effect from Friday.
Mr Rankin said Ms Clarke brought a “w...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A 32-year-old Bermudian man died after a confrontation with police over the weekend in the United States.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that Alonzo Landy died on Sunday after he was shot by police at his home outside Fayetteville, Georgia...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 2,000 acres of land has been the subject of compulsory purchase orders, a leading archaeologist said yesterday.
Edward Harris added compulsory purchase orders by central authorities over the years had caused “a lot of major displacement”.
H...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A petition to extend the Covid-19 quarantine period for people who arrive in Bermuda from overseas was tonight rejected by the Government.
Sabrina Ledyaev and Alaina Cubbon gathered almost 600 signatures by 2pm today after they launched the change.o...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Two men have denied a break-in at a retail store and the theft of more than $6,000 in goods.
Jahroy Simons, 34, and Jah-Fari Flood, 29, pleaded not guilty to stealing $6,148 worth of clothes, watches and face masks from The Booth, Reid Street, Hamilt...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian with terminal cancer has married his sweetheart in England.
Sherwin Hall and La’Troya Caines tied the knot in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Ms Hall said: “It was a wonderful day. We were married at our house due to Sherwin not being as mobi...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
The Bermuda National Trust has highlighted the history of its headquarters in a new book.
Waterville, The Story of a House, Its People & Its Contents was released as the trust marks the building’s 50th anniversary as its nerve centre.
The Grade 1...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman whose grandparents’ home in St David’s was bought up to build the US base during World War Two said the two made a major sacrifice “for the good of Bermuda”.
Marlene Warren told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses that her gra...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
If Kathy Lynn Simmons has her way, the image of civil servants as paper-pushing bureaucrats will be a thing of the past by 2023.
The Attorney General said that the Government aimed to be a paperless organisation in three years’ time, with all forms ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A charity marked World Aids Day yesterday with a plea to remember to care for people with HIV and Aids despite the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Carolyn Armstrong, the executive director for Supportive Therapy for Persons with Aids and their Relatives, ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
