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Blind people have struggled to adapt to Covid-19 health and safety conditions, a charity said yesterday.
Vince Godber, of Vision Bermuda, said people with sight problems had been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic and many had struggled to adjust...
DATE: Oct 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Post Office staff have been praised for their hard work in the face of a global pandemic.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said in a speech to mark World Post Day that the continued work of staff over the past eight months ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The appointment of a Cabinet minister under fire for making “a comment I shouldn’t have” has been blasted by the Opposition.
The decision to make Rolfe Commissiong the Government Senate Leader as well as the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, w...
DATE: Oct 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The police commissioner today made a renewed plea for someone to step forward and tell what they know about the disappearance of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess.
Stephen Corbishley said: “It’s been just about six months since Chavelle was last seen. Six mont...
DATE: Oct 10, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The vice-president of the Senate has retired after nine years in the Upper House, the Governor announced yesterday.
John Rankin said James Jardine, an independent senator, had told him in June he wanted to step down.
Mr Rankin added: “Mr Jardine was ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2020
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Politics
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A man caught riding erratically and almost lost control of his motorcycle was banned from the roads for 18 months after he admitted being more than double the legal alcohol limit.
Elijah Simmons, 29, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A notice was issued yesterday to inform the public about a sex offender to be released from prison today.
Brittonie Lloyd Taylor, 39, will live in Pembroke after he is freed from the Prison Farm in St George’s. He was convicted and jailed for serious...
DATE: Oct 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A former department store employee denied the theft of more than $33,000 from her past employers.
Michelle Cymbron, 27, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the theft of $33,171 from the Hamilton-based Gibbons Company. The offence is alleged t...
DATE: Oct 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Revival of the battered economy was front and centre as the Premier announced his new Cabinet and Senate teams yesterday.
David Burt dropped the community affairs and sport minister and the recently appointed transport minister from the front bench.
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DATE: Oct 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Men were yesterday asked to break their silence over domestic abuse as a relationship specialist said male victims increasingly sought help for their plight.
Tina Laws also highlighted the need for family and friends to show their support to sufferer...
DATE: Oct 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter