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The Accountant General’s offices, including the cashiers’ office, will be closing at 3pm on Thursday October 22, 2020 to allow the staff to attend the funeral of one of their colleagues.
The offices and cashiers will re-open on Friday, 23 October at ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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News
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Hurricane Epsilon has reached Category 1 strength as it continues to drift towards the island.
A Tropical Strom Watch is in effect, but as of 9am the centre of the storm was forecast to past just over 200 miles to the island’s east.
Forecasts by th...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, is threatening legal action in response to attacks made against him on social media, believed to be by disgruntled fellow police officers.
A WhatsApp post has been widely circulated, in which a number o...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith
A Bermudian filmmaker celebrated this week after her short film netted a brace of awards at a New York festival.
Compassionate Release – The Ravages of Time, a short film produced by Wendy Tannock, won the Best Screenplay and Audience Award at th...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former school once earmarked for emergency housing has been ruled “surplus to Government requirement”.
Now the Ministry of Public Works has asked for expressions of interest to renovate the former Bishop Spencer School in Pembroke.
A spokesman sai...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Healthcare teams overseas have adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic by setting up virtual consultations with Bermudian patients.
Tatiana Sultzbach, the director of the Centre for International and Specialised Healthcare Services at Massachusetts General ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest recruits came a step closer to trained soldier status after they completed an overnight exercise yesterday.
The group of 27 men and seven women spent a night in the field for the first time from Monday – and got a ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A request for proposal to create a new home for the Supreme Court as well as a family court has been issued by the Government.
The RFP asked for companies interested in the renovation of the third to sixth floors of the Dame Lois Brown-Evans building...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 33-year-old woman has been banned from the roads for 18 months and fined $1000 after she pleaded guilty to refusal to take a breath test.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Whitney Francis-Burrows, from Smith’s, was stopped by police at 11.41pm on Septe...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A special office on Court Street designed to give local people a place to bring its concerns about business and safety in the area is planned, the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation revealed tonight.
Donte Hunt, the BEDC’s micro, small and me...
DATE: Oct 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell