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A man was sent to the Drug Treatment Court yesterday after he admitted a string of burglary and trespass charges.
Coltrane Ratteray, 52, told Magistrates’ Court that he had a “terrible” drug problem that drove him to trespass on to four Warwick homes...
DATE: Sep 09, 2020
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Court
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Police officers remembered hero colleagues lost in the devastation of Hurricane Fabian 17 years ago last weekend.
Stephen Symons and Nicole O’Connor, both serving officers, station duty officer Gladys Saunders, as well as Manuel Pacheco, a member of ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 800 additional tests revealed no additional cases of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced today.
A spokeswoman said that 823 test results were received by the Ministry today and none were positive.
The total number of cases recorded i...
DATE: Sep 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier pledged that the Progressive Labour Party would stand up for Bermuda’s workers as the island’s unions marked Labour Day yesterday.
David Burt highlighted the strong links between the PLP and the island’s unions as the General Election app...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People who need biometric tests for visas will be able to get them online next week.
A Government House spokeswoman said that a team from VSF Global — a private sector international visa firm — will be in Bermuda starting the week of September 14 to ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A petition against a soon-to-open pizza restaurant’s plans to sell takeaway alcohol has been launched by neighbourhood residents.
The Serpentine Road Neighbourhood Group has asked for a limit on alcohol sales at the Fire and Slice pizzeria because th...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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Other
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A drama teacher will be centre stage for the Bermuda Union of Teachers for the whole of the new school year.
The BUT executive said that Nishanthi Bailey, who teaches at Dellwood Middle School in Pembroke, had become full-time president of the union....
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A church has launched a fundraising campaign to support a priest left paralysed after an accident this summer.
The Reverend Canon Norman Lynas suffered serious injuries in a fall and was flown overseas for treatment.
A spokeswoman for the Anglican Ca...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 31-year-old man died last night after he plunged off the dockside in Hamilton and hit his head on a berthed party boat before he landed in the water.
A police spokesman said the man had got off the pleasure craft Zara, which was berthed on Front St...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sand artists showed their creative talents at the weekend as part of the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition.
International events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, Australian wildfires and environmental concerns served as inspiration for this year’s competi...
DATE: Sep 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes