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A major funding boost is needed to help “invisible” residents affected by substance abuse, a charity leader said yesterday.
Leslie Grant, the executive director of Focus Counselling Services, added that it was important to remove the stigma that pre...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermudian man who fled the US 14 years ago after he was involved in a crash that seriously injured a teenager has lost a fight against extradition.
Paul Martin, 64, argued that his extradition order should be brought before the Privy Council for a ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A review of decisions about officer conduct made by the Bermuda Police Service’s head of professional standards is under way after it was found she did not have the authority to make them because of a legal technicality.
Detective Superintendent Gill...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A bereaved widow hit out yesterday after she was told a backlog at the coroner’s office was to blame for a months-long wait for a document needed to settle her husband’s estate.
The 62-year-old Devonshire woman said the three month delay in issuing h...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Little Venice Group of restaurants and Bermuda Gas have cooked up a token of appreciation for essential workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and medical st...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Visitors to the National Sports Centre were yesterday warned about items that are banned from the arena.
Craig Tyrrell, the senior vice president of operations at the centre, warned that visitors risk having items confiscated if they broke strict rul...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
School pupils decorated 108 Halloween pumpkins as part of a school competition.
Suzanne DeCouto, the director of advancement at Mount St Agnes in Hamilton, said: “The kids are doing a lot more things at home this year so it was a good family thing to...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hurricane Epsilon continued to weaken this morning, but is still considered a potential threat to the island.
The Bermuda Weather Service’s latest update said the storm had weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, but a Tropical Storm Warning remains in e...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Commissioner of Police has accused a “small minority” of officers under investigation over their behaviour on the job for the launch of a social media attack against him.
Stephen Corbishley said he had hired a lawyer to block further sharing of t...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Royal Gazette, in conjunction with the Washington Post News Service and Bloomberg News, will be offering The Washington Post’s livestream programming of the final presidential debate of 2020.
Tonight, President Donald Trump and Democratic nom...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
RG Live