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Bermuda’s acute care hospital is “well positioned” for a second wave of Covid-19, its outgoing chief executive has said.
Venetta Symonds, who will retire from the Bermuda Hospitals Board on July 31, added that the organisation’s 1,800 employees had p...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A lawyer has defended controversial comments he made as he appeared for a man who admitted he had sex with a 13-year-old schoolgirl.
Charles Richardson, a barrister, hit out after an online post by Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, crit...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity appealed to the public yesterday to join a campaign to safeguard children from sex predators in the wake of controversial comments by a defence lawyer.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children launched its social-media drive after barri...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was taken to hospital at the weekend after he was stabbed several times.
A police spokesman said the victim suffered multiple stab wounds to his upper body, but the injuries were not life-threatening.
The victim was dropped off at the King Edwa...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police launched an investigation yesterday after a man’s body was found at an industrial site.
The discovery was made at Khyber Heights in Warwick just after 10.30am.
A police spokesman said: “No further information will be given until next of kin ha...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Elbow Beach Hotel is to stay shuttered until the end of the year, it was confirmed yesterday.
But Jacky DiMeglio, the hotel’s general manager, declined to comment further.
The waterfront resort in Paget earlier announced a temporary closure until Sep...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The Spirit of Bermuda sail training ship crossed the finish line first in a battle of speed as a three-day sailing rally wrapped up on Sunday.
The rally, named after the Bermuda Sloop Foundation flagship, included the Bermuda Triangle Race on Saturd...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A police officer was suspended with pay yesterday “in relation to ongoing discipline matters”, the Bermuda Police Service said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said: “Please be reminded suspension is never a finding of guilt.
“Rather, ha...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An antiracism group has updated its racial justice platform.
The document from Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda said the country should make changes to become “a more equitable and just society” alongside the organisation’s economic and legislati...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Red Cross is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a virtual community festival packed with local talent.
A planned series of in-person events to mark the occasion had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A spokeswoman for Bermuda R...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
