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Religious and sport groups united after a senior Anglican priest was paralysed from the neck down after a freak accident.
The Reverend Canon Norman Lynas was seriously injured after he fell down a flight of stairs. Members of different faiths, as wel...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Audubon Society is to object to an application to renew approval for a development on the grounds of historic Walsingham House, the organisation’s president said yesterday.
The Hamilton Parish property, home to Tom Moore’s Tavern, is owne...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The Covid-19 pandemic had a silver lining for some because it allowed people to spend more time with their families, a survey released yesterday found.
Almost one third — 31 per cent — of people canvassed said isolation at home and social-distancing ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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News Staff
Pollution from the Belco power station was condemned by householders in the area yesterday — including a veteran environmentalist who has highlighted the problem for decades.
Gary Hayward, a lifelong resident of Twin Lane Place, which overlooks the p...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men were rescued by firefighters after they were overcome by fumes while cleaning a water tank.
Firefighters wearing breathing gear pulled the unconscious pair from the tank and also removed the cleaning product that caused the problem.
The men w...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Opportunities for disabled people to sail on a specially adapted tall ship will be offered again thanks to the Bermuda Sailors’ Home.
The organisation said that a trip from Antigua on the Tenacious, which is owned by the British-based Jubilee Sailing...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man weeks away from having a year-long driving ban lifted was given another two years off the road yesterday after he was caught behind the wheel while more than double the legal alcohol limit.
Mahkai Davis, 26, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Consultants have been asked to help come up with a regulatory framework and plan to develop laws for water and wastewater operations.
The Government told potential bidders that the work of organisations such as the Regulatory Authority and Environmen...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A police officer has denied a string of charges, including two counts of assaulting his wife.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman subsequently confirmed the constable had been suspended from duty.
Pc Sean Kelly, 39, pleaded not guilty at Magistrates’ ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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People with mental health issues who commit crimes need care not the courts, a leading lawyer has claimed.
Elizabeth Christopher said she was frequently asked to represent mentally ill people who are pushed through the judicial system instead of bein...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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