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Expatriate hotel workers said yesterday they were “heartbroken” to leave the island after more than a decade as they sold off household items.
Staff at the Fairmont Southampton said up to 150 expatriate workers had started to pack their bags as layof...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who led police on a chase through Warwick was fined for possession of cocaine.
Arndell Lightbourne, 42, pleaded guilty to possessing 1.29 grammes of the controlled drug.
Magistrates’ Court heard that police on Middle Road in Warwick noticed Lig...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A prominent former cricketer has been sentenced to two years’ probation after admitting an assault on his father.
Chris Foggo, 38, a former St George’s Cup Match and Bermuda wicketkeeper-batsman, appeared for sentencing in Magistrates’ Court last Fri...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Young people will have greater protection from grooming for sex by “authority figures” after MPs backed tougher legislation to combat predators.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health and spokeswoman for legal affairs in the House of Assembly, said that ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Legal changes to level the playing field in jury selection have won unanimous backing in the House of Assembly.
The Criminal Code Amendment No 2 Act 2020 removed the right for prosecutors to “standby” an unlimited number of potential jurors without r...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A campaigner for the disabled has thrown her support behind a government plan to give more contracts to businesses owned by the disabled, women and black people.
LaKiesha Wolffe, who has an artificial leg and is the founder and owner of A New Life Co...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A Cabinet member said that he offered to meet the leader of the island’s white-collar union today to discuss alleged attempts by health ministry staff to bring down a scientist in the front line of the battle against Covid-19.
Lieutenant-Colonel Davi...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda College has no long-term debt, the Minister of Education told MPs.
The news came as Diallo Rabain presented the 2018 and 2019 financial statements for the college on Friday.
Bermuda College had assets in excess of $23.86m and total liabiliti...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Opposition MP offered an apology last Friday after the Speaker of the House of Assembly found that he broke Parliamentary procedure rules.
Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, added that he would withdraw comments made a week earlier in a...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Crime Stoppers Bermuda has launched an anti-violence campaign with the message “gun crime is too serious to ignore”.
The drive begins today and highlights the need for the public to get involved in addressing the island’s gun problem.
A spokeswoman f...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan