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Enforcement of Covid-19 rules for parties will be stepped up in the wake of a controversial dinner that led to the departure of two Cabinet ministers.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, said spot checks would be carried out at...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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The Ministry of Finance is advising the public that due to technical problems being experienced by the bank that facilitates these transfers, unemployment benefit payments due today were delayed.
The delay has been resolved and all unemployment benef...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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A third air arrival from the US who flew in this week has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Government said yesterday.
The Ministry of Health added that the case, a visitor to the island, was the only positive among 220 test results that came ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An investigation has been launched into a dinner party said to be in aid of charity and which cost two Cabinet ministers their jobs, a senior police source said yesterday.
The dinner, at Blu Bar and Grill Restaurant in Warwick, caused uproar after fo...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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A law to protect the young from grooming for sex by people in positions of power was backed yesterday by the Senate.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Criminal Code Amendment Act would create a new crimi...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A girl’s journey finding peace after suffering childhood abuse is the subject of a new book by a Bermudian author.
Her Seventh Summer by Chanika Jones is based on true events and is due for release on July 31.
Ms Jones told The Royal Gazette: “This...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An American investment company has countered a claim that it was willing to provide funds to salvage the failed Caroline Bay development.
Craig Christensen, one of the developers behind the project at Morgan’s Point, had urged the Bermuda Government ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Tougher measures to crack down on violent crime should be introduced, an activist said yesterday.
Desmond Crockwell, speaking after a Tuesday night shooting that left a man injured, added crime hotspots should be patrolled by Royal Bermuda Regiment s...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Crime
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British Airways will increase the frequency of its flights between Bermuda and London to three days per week from August 12.
The airline plans to return to a seven-day service in September and October.
Twice-weekly flights to the island begin on July...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Most laid-off expatriate workers will see their unemployment benefit payments end because of the resumption of commercial flights.
The Government has been providing up to $500 a week to all residents who have found themselves out of work, or with the...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Budget
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