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A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment was charged with corruption today.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley, 53, appeared in Magistrates’ Court with Gareath Adderley, the former Commissioner of St John Ambulance, and Christopher Cla...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A hotline set up to deal with questions about the Covid-19 vaccine had “technical issues” today, a Government spokeswoman said.
She explained: “At this time not all calls are being answered immediately.
“Some of the calls are going into the call que...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A police crackdown on unlicensed and uninsured vehicles – along with a crash and a stalled bus - slowed traffic into Hamilton to a crawl this morning.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said officers partnered with the Transport Control Department as...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Motorists were warned about an oil spill that happened in Hamilton this morning.
Church Street, Par-la-Ville Road, Dundonald Street and Cedar Avenue were all affected, as well as Court Street and King Street.
A City of Hamilton spokeswoman said that ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses in Bermuda has adjourned indefinitely following the death of Commission counsel Dirk Harrison’s father.
His father Paul Harrison, a former Court of appeal president in Jamaica, died on Sunday mornin...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A prediction by the Premier that the island’s first casino will open this year was backed by the chief executive of the island’s gambling watchdog.
Jean Major added that regulators are carrying out the mandated checks on an application from Hotelco, ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s strict rules to combat Covid-19 have been highlighted by the editor of a US business newspaper on a visit to the island.
Sharon Fisher of the Idaho Business Review, a weekly newspaper based in the state capitol of Boise, gave the island top...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young entrepreneur Zayne Sinclair has pledged to give top notch customer service to his customers despite a string of problems.
The 17-year-old owner of gardening business Sinclair’s Seed Sowing, now teaches people to maintain the vegetable gardens h...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Premier launched a socially distanced commemoration for International Marriage Week yesterday.
Allan and Mildred Hunt, who are marriage counsellors, said David Burt was likely to issue an electronic proclamation to mark the occasion because of Co...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of 11 people were last night caught in breach of the Covid-19 curfew, a police spokesman said today.
He warned: “Individuals out and about during these hours, without an official exemption as outlined in the curfew regulations, could find the...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor