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A man caught drink driving twice on the same road four years apart was referred to the DUI Court programme yesterday.
Travis DeShields, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of driving while impaired on Malabar Road, Sandys.
The first incident happened in...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A historic fort in St George’s may soon reopen to the public after a restoration project.
The St George’s Foundation restored the Martello Tower and the nearby gunpowder magazine property at Ferry Point Park in St George’s.
The foundation had asked f...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Schoolchildren started their summer with a splash this month as the Aqua Camp programme continued despite Covid-19.
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo said this year’s camps could not be held at it Flatts headquarters, but young people had been able ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public health response team at the health ministry was thanked yesterday by the Head of the Public Service for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Derrick Binns said the past five months had been “some of the most difficult and challenging tha...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The global pandemic has cancelled many activities for teens — but the summer does not have to be a washout.
The TLC Group, a cybersecurity and data protection firm, has set up a virtual camp to give youngsters a taste of different careers.
Glynnis ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
A community group has raised more than $80,000 for families left in dire straits by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Grateful Bread started the Families Supporting Families drive in May after their usual monthly dinners for the needy were halted because of pan...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
The big game may not be taking place this summer, but one Cup Match tradition remains alive and well.
The Sargasso Sea delivery service has stepped up to ensure that people can still buy tag day ribbons to raise cash for Family Centre.
Supporters can...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Employers were urged to treat Portuguese staff fairly as a charter flight today prepared to take off for the Azores.
Andrea Moniz-DeSouza, the Honorary Consul of Portugal, wrote on Facebook last Friday that the consulate had received “queries from Po...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An antiracism group said yesterday that proposed changes to Bermuda’s jury selection process should be “only the beginning”.
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda welcomed amendments tabled in Parliament last week after Chief Justice Narinder Hargun s...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A complaint about a boat trip alleged to have involved members of the Government and a breach of curfew rules was “unfounded”, police said last night.
The Government insisted earlier that the private event “began and ended” in line with the law in pl...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter