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A man was arrested after a passing police patrol saw suspected cannabis plants in flowerpots outside a house.
The officers were on mobile patrol when they saw the plants at a home on Pearman’s Hill West, Warwick, at about 9.20am on Wednesday.
A Bermu...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A fourth business has been exposed to Covid-19, it was revealed yesterday.
The Devil’s Isle restaurant was told a breakfast customer on Monday morning later tested positive for the coronavirus.
Now two members of staff at the Hamilton restaurant who...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A coronavirus-compliant courtroom at Sessions House is to be created so backlogged Supreme Court criminal trials can go ahead, a government minister has revealed.
Neville Tyrrell, the Acting Minister of Public Works, said: “Funding has been identifie...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The labour minister announced a supplementary unemployment benefit yesterday to help Bermudians who lost employment because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jason Hayward said that the scheme would assist those who were on the previous 18-week unemployment ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A restaurant in Hamilton has closed its doors on a temporary basis after a tourist who ate there twice tested positive for the coronavirus.
Now The Terrace on Front Street has decided to cease operations until all 18 staff have clear tests for the co...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt has extended the date by which the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Losses of Land in Bermuda should submit its findings and recommendations.
The deadline is extended by three months to November 30, 2020 or until the Premier may design...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A row of buried Christmas lights was shattered after it appeared that lightning struck the yard of a family home yesterday.
Shari-Lynn Pringle said a palm tree was also damaged by the bolt.
She told The Royal Gazette: “About 7.30am or so I heard what...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Minister of Health issued a fresh warning to air arrivals last night that they were “not out of the woods” until after they got a clear coronavirus test after 14 days.
Kim Wilson said: “Symptoms of Covid-19 can take 14 days to develop, this is w...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The first Bermudian forecaster to qualify in more than a decade has been welcomed to the job by the Bermuda Weather Service.
Troy Anderson is now qualified as a meteorological forecaster after training on the job at BWS and completion of a course at ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Grim figures on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic were revealed last night by the Minister of Finance.
Curtis Dickinson said the island’s total debt had gone up by about $520 million as a result of the double whammy of a plunge in revenues and pand...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell