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A group of schoolchildren have spent the past month trying to lift the spirits of a soldier who had to fight for his life after he was run over by a car.
The pupils, aged between 6 and 10, started to write letters to Royal Bermuda Regiment Private Nd...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s top magistrate called for better mental health treatment options for people with intellectual disabilities after he was forced to hold a mentally challenged man in Westgate because he was kicked out of a group home.
Senior magistrate Juan W...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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Court
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Trevor Moniz, a Smith’s MP for 27 years under the United Bermuda Party and the One Bermuda Alliance, announced his retirement from politics yesterday.
The veteran politician cited the need to “bring new blood to the House of Assembly”.
The often mave...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public was today warned to ignore social media messages from people who impersonated Government ministers.
A Government spokesman said: “One of the latest examples is a fake social media profile – bearing the likeness of Deputy Premier and Minist...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Police today warned the public against a data-stealing scam sent to phones through the WhatsApp message service.
A spokesman said it was “something every single user of this popular app needs to be aware of”.
Detective Inspector Derricka Burns of the...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Buses will be off the roads for three hours on Thursday for a meeting between drivers and management over the schools service.
There will be no buses between 10am and 1pm for talks on the transportation of schoolchildren and Covid-19 regulations.
Pub...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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News Staff
Members of Sandys Rotary Club have donated $14,500 to Family Centre to support programmes and services for children and families.
Jack Durner, the president of Sandys Rotary, said: “Sandys Rotary membership is pleased to present Family Centre with th...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Senators clashed over the airport redevelopment project in the wake of news of a multimillion-dollar payout to the terminal’s operators.
Ianthia Simmons-Wade, a government senator, said the handling of the project by the previous administration would...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new head of the immigration board is to be appointed after its chairwoman became a member of the Cabinet.
Renée Ming, the Progressive Labour Party MP for St George’s North and board chairwoman, took over as Minister of National Security last month ...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A former Bermuda resident who was detained in a Czech prison for months over an alleged credit card debt in the Middle East is to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Alan Stevenson, who worked in IT at HSBC in Bermuda from the mid t...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan