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The Covid-19 jab may soon be available at general practitioners’ surgeries in a bid to speed up the vaccination process, the Government has revealed.
A health ministry spokeswoman said last night that the Government was exploring all avenues to make ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A farmer has called for a crackdown on motorcyclists who race scrambler bikes in a national park.
Roland Hill, the owner of J&J Produce, warned the bikers were not just a danger to walkers in the area and themselves, but damaged the land.
Mr Hill, w...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A barrister has dismissed claims that banks negotiated mortgages in the knowledge that borrowers would default and allow the lender to seize properties at bargain prices.
Christopher Swan, a property lawyer, said that he had heard anecdotal accounts ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of firefighters have notched up a decade on the front line of public safety.
Sergeant Steven Caisey said: “A career in emergency services requires compassion and self-sacrifice.
“It can be extremely demanding, which is why we have to honour t...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Grants worth more than $150,000 were given out to six community clubs and organisations, it was announced today.
Among the recipients were the Pembroke Hamilton Club, Jiketsu Martial Arts, PayAKid, the Western Stars Sports Club, St David’s Cricket Cl...
DATE: Jan 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A replica rifle was seized today and two men arrested, police have revealed.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley warned the two risked being shot.
He added: “Not only did these individuals behave recklessly and irresponsibly causing members of ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of virtual meetings to discuss proposals to slash the number of public primary schools is to start next week.
An education ministry spokeswoman said it was hoped a “broad cross section of Bermuda’s public” would join the meetings to discuss ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A move by the safety campaigners to insist electric bicycles are licensed would make the island’s roads more dangerous, one of the island’s main dealers claimed yesterday.
Michael Paynter, the owner and operator of Pedego Bermuda in St George’s, said...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A career diplomat has been appointed as the Acting US Consul General to Bermuda.
Alan Purcell will take up the role next week after Lee Rizzuto, the former consul general, left the island last Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for the US Consulate General Hami...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman claimed yesterday that her great-grandfather’s will was fraudulently signed by his nephews so that they could inherit his property.
Pattie Moore made the claim to the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses yesterday.
Ms Moore, from W...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan