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A hit-and-run victim who lost everything after he was run over by a drunk driver has demanded changes to the law to protect victims in similar cases.
Antonio DaCosta, 56, said he was in constant pain and unable to pay his bills or get further surge...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The chef behind a Christmas charity dinner scheduled to be rebranded and moved to the summer said he would not revert to the festive season this year.
Michiko Campbell, also the creator of Chiko’s Smokey Rub, said he was “disappointed” that he could ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian nurse who works in Toronto has become one of the first Bermudians to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Keira Whited took the step last Wednesday after health officials in the city appealed for volunteers to take part in a vaccinatio...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A US Navy helicopter seen over the island and at the airport this week was on a mission to collect parts.
The helicopter, a Sikorsky Seahawk, is used by the US Navy for search and rescue, and medical evacuations as well as combat and was designed for...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A documentary to chart the collection of more than three tonnes of plastic waste from a beach over an 18 month period is to to be made.
Film company LookBermuda, a film company, has teamed up with Keep Bermuda Beautiful for the film of the work on ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A teenager who went missing at the weekend has been found safe and well.
Jayvyn Iris, 17, was reported missing on Sunday afternoon.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service confirmed this afternoon that the teenager had been found.
“The Bermuda Pol...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Akil Simmons
Santa Claus came early to Horseshoe Bay this weekend when Hannah Emmerson and Mikal Thomas produced their own take on a Bermuda Christmas.
Ms Emmerson and Mr Thomas are the organisers of the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition on Labour Day every year.
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DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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A cost-cutting policy that forced Legal Aid clients to use an “in-house” Government lawyer rather than their own counsel is to be challenged in the Supreme Court, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The news came after Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-Gen...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A probe to find the cause of an island-wide blackout last week was still under way yesterday.
Dennis Pimentel, the Belco president, added that a report on last Friday’s outage would be sent to the Regulatory Authority.
He said: “Once the investigatio...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter