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A man was accused yesterday of an attempted gun murder.
It was alleged in Magistrates’ Court that Taaj Muhammad attempted “unlawfully to cause the death of” Kenneth Wade on June 13.
He was also charged with using a firearm in an indictable offence.
M...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government has made it mandatory that visitors to the island have a clear pre-departure coronavirus test if they are travelling from a country with community transmission of Covid-19.
Officials said if they did not have a clear result, they would...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Supreme Court trials may not restart until next year because of a lack of court space, a judge warned yesterday.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons said that there might be legal consequences because of the delays, particularly in cases where defendan...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An updated mail franking system was announced today in a partnership between the Bermuda Post Office and a local business.
Susan Moore-Williams, the acting Postmaster General, said that the BPO in collaboration with AF Smith, an office supplies and e...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Stress brought on by the pandemic has led more residents to seek help for drug and alcohol use.
Focus Counselling has seen a rise in “people that wouldn’t normally participate in our services” as a result of Covid-19.
Leslie Grant, the executive dire...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A restaurant in the Town of St George will expand into Water Street as part of an al fresco dining initiative.
The Corporation of St George announced yesterday that it would close a section of the historic street to traffic several nights a week to a...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have identified a man found dead at an industrial site in Warwick as Roger Richardson, who was reported missing last month.
A police spokesman said: “Mr Richardson was found in an unresponsive state at an industrial site at Khyber Pass in Warw...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Daina Casling was worried about her daughter’s education when The Reading Clinic was forced to switch to online tutoring during the Covid-19 pandemic.
She need not have been concerned — like many of the other children involved with the education char...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Government is seeking a director for its new Department of Economic Development.
David Burt announced the formation of the department in the House of Assembly on January 31, saying it would become operational “in the coming months”.
The post of ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Jason Hayward decided to “give back” on his birthday, donating funds to youth programmes in his constituency.
The Minister of Labour donated $5,000 each to North Village Community Club, Western Stars Sports Club and the Young Men’s Social Club, all o...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan