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The Progressive Labour Party unveiled its first two candidates yesterday for October’s General Election.
Crystal Caesar and Jason Wade will compete for constituencies in Southampton that the One Bermuda Alliance held with reduced margins at the 2017 ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A monthly support circle for families in need threw a celebration party in honour of two key members of Family Centre, who helped to create the grassroots community group more than a decade ago.
The evening of performance and song paid tribute to Mar...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A troubled teenager who admitted a string of offences was spared jail after he showed a desire to turn his life around.
Najiyah Raynor, 18, was given two years’ probation after he pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possession of a bladed article...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Artists shared their reflections on emancipation in a new exhibition at the Bermuda Society of Arts.
Artwork was submitted to mark Emancipation Day and was put on display at the City Hall Arts Centre last Friday.
The BSoA said: “Bermuda’s history is ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Two men have been charged with assaulting a prison officer more than two years ago.
Mikiel Thomas, 22, and Josef Smith, 32, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Friday to assaulting David Lawes and causing actual bodily harm.
The incident was ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The significance of Chief Justice Narinder Hargun’s ruling that Bermuda’s jury selection process ran counter to the Constitution extended beyond the island, a defence lawyer said yesterday.
Mark Pettingill said: “It is a hugely significant and in-dep...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Samples of seawater at some of Bermuda’s most popular beaches showed lower levels of bacteria this year than in the same period in 2019, it was revealed yesterday.
The Ministry of Health said it was “encouraged” by the results of its seawater monitor...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two Bermudian-born men have been cleared of terrorism charges after a trial in Britain.
Hisham Muhammad, 26, from Manchester was found not guilty of plotting a terror attack.
Mr Muhammad’s 25-year-old cousin, Faisal Abu Ahmad, was found not guilty of...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Chief Medical Officer expected to spend the past few months completing projects before she settled into retirement after a career in public health that spanned almost three decades.
But Cheryl Peek-Ball’s final stretch in the job was instead cons...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of 785 coronavirus test results came back clear today, the health ministry said tonight.
But a reminder was issued to people who were in close contact with those who have tested positive for the virus.
A ministry spokeswoman said: “The Epidem...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter