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A man who punched a person in the face and broke his nose was fined $2,000 after he was convicted of assault.
Chris Furbert Jr, 41, was found guilty at Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday of an attack on Joshua Butler.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo heard th...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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The island recorded one case of Covid-19 yesterday, which came in the day before on an Air Canada flight.
The case was among 393 test results that came back to the Ministry of Health yesterday. The rest were clear.
Bermuda has now logged 150 confirme...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who admitted two sex offences against a 13-year-old schoolgirl is be sentenced at Magistrates’ Court next week.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe signalled that Khayriek Woolridge, 27, would probably be sentenced to time served after he spent five ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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A policy that would allow international remote workers to base themselves in Bermuda temporarily is being considered by the Government.
Barbados has signalled its intention to offer a one-year stay to those working digitally for employers in differen...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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Flight crews followed government health advice after passengers on an aircraft tested positive for the coronavirus when they landed in Bermuda, an airline said yesterday.
Three arrivals on Delta Air Lines services were found to have the virus after t...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A lawyer told the Supreme Court that “young women” seduced older men for “sport” as he argued for a lighter sentence for a client who had sex with a 13-year-old schoolgirl.
Charles Richardson was speaking yesterday after Chez Rogers, 20, earlier plea...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Contactless payments by phone are popular overseas — but cannot be made by Bermuda bank card holders.
But preparations are being made for when the situation changes.
Paying for goods and services in a contactless way is popular because it avoids the ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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Early birds over the next few days could catch a rare celestial sight as a comet streaks by in the northeastern sky.
Comet NEOWISE, named after the Nasa mission that spotted it a few months ago, was snapped above Hamilton early yesterday by photograp...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The East End lost a distinguished senior last month after charity volunteer Ada Foggo died, aged 91.
Kenneth Bascome, a former MP and former Mayor of St George, said his mother had been looked upon with pride by her community as “the hat lady”.
He sa...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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More food must be grown on the island to combat problems with international supply chains, the home affairs minister said.
Walter Roban’s warning came after it was confirmed that a shipment of bananas was destroyed in April because it was riddled wit...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
