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The Premier has said that the legacies of two American civil rights pioneers were “secured” as he marked their deaths.
David Burt paid tribute to John Lewis, a Georgia congressman, and the Reverend C.T. Vivian, who was a Baptist minister and field ge...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A radio station owner and former Member of Parliament criticised police yesterday after he was involved in what he claimed was a “disrespectful” traffic stop last week.
Glenn Blakeney told listeners on Magic 102.7 that he was stopped by several polic...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 11 coronavirus test results are still “pending confirmation”, the Government said last night.
The news came as 573 test results came back to the Ministry of Health and all were clear. Bermuda has had 153 cases. Seven of them are active, bu...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government should ensure public access is allowed for future generations at the old Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club, Opposition MPs claimed.
The House of Assembly approved a special development order allowing a project to build 18 homes and e...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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Politics
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Legislation to wipe convictions for possession of small amounts cannabis off the records was tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Expungement of Convictions Act was designed to remove the stigma of past convictions for people who were caught with sma...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police called on residents yesterday to come forward with information related to a murder three years ago.
Jahcari Francis, 20, was shot dead in a home on Upland Street in Devonshire at about 11pm on July 19, 2017.
Detective Sergeant Jason Smith, the...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A great white shark is thought to have been spotted about 12 miles off the southwestern coast of Bermuda.
A group of friends were fishing at sea mount Challenger Banks last Thursday when they saw a large shark circling their boat. Michiko Campbell, ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The former Minister of National Security described the fallout from the Blu Bar & Grill Restaurant controversy as one of the most difficult times of his life.
Wayne Caines and tourism minister Zane DeSilva were both forced to resign after they were c...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda is to grasp the chance to attract remote workers to the island with the launch of a special one-year residential certificate.
The Government has also laid out a welcome mat for non-Bermudian students who, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic closin...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A pharmacy owner claimed her company had been “wrongly maligned” after a staff member received a seemingly false positive result from a Covid-19 test.
Tamara Richardson also questioned yesterday how the People’s Pharmacy employee was required to take...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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