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Tropical Storm Josephine may bring a blessing — some needed tank rain if it approaches the island next week.
Renée Ming, the national security minister, said last night that the Emergency Measures Organisation and the Bermuda Weather Service were mon...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An endangered plant last seen growing in the wild more than a century ago has taken the first step on a comeback from the brink of extinction.
A total of four Governor Laffan’s Ferns planted in the Bermuda Audubon Society’s nature reserve at Sears Ca...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A Czech court has ruled that the detention of a former Bermuda resident last year was a violation of human rights.
Alan Stevenson, who worked in IT at HSBC from the mid to late 2000s, was held in the country for 4½ months over an alleged credit card ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A senior who admitted throwing a corrosive liquid at police in a seven-hour stand-off escaped a jail sentence yesterday.
James Dallas, 71, who was released from custody in November last year after nine months in jail, was sentenced in the Supreme Cou...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A teenager who broke Covid-19 quarantine rules will not face punishment, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson said at the regular Covid-19 briefing that the returned resident, who arrived back on the island from Atlanta last month, was “pu...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two men denied seven drug charges yesterday, which included the possession of cocaine valued at more than $17,000.
Steven Easton, 48, and Jason Liburd, 49, pleaded not guilty at Magistrates’ Court to three counts of possession of cocaine with intent ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Some Belco customers in the West End hit by power cuts could have their service restored by this morning, the firm said last night.
A spokesman said that the majority of customers would have power restored inside 24 hours. But he added that Belco wou...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An MP is to step down from his junior minister’s role to become the chairman of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation.
Jamahl Simmons, who replaces Neville Grant, pledged to use the position to encourage entrepreneurs and help create jobs for ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman triathlete was bitten by a beagle after she walked on to private property by accident.
Lea Osbourne posted on the MAJ’s List Facebook page yesterday that she had been “badly bitten” by a small dog as she walked with her daughter on Monday mor...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of Public Works issued the following advice about roadworks near Belco, and in the East End:
Roadworks near Belco
The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists and pedestrians that there will be two road closures taking place s...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff