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A charity that helps those in need by providing grocery and Belco vouchers as well as other services has seen an increase in demand for its services as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
The Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association has given away more tha...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
“Chronic social isolation” contributed to a surge in violence over the National Heroes Day weekend, according to Wayne Caines, the national security minister.
But Mr Caines told the House of Assembly: “Bringing harm to others and instilling fear in t...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda must tackle systemic racism in order to confront a plague of violence, a counsellor affiliated with Social Justice Bermuda said.
Juanae Crockwell was part of a group of hundreds that marched through Hamilton on June 13 in support of the globa...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother of two suffered multiple life-threatening injuries after she was attacked with a machete by a group of men on Friday night.
The 33-year-old victim was set upon in the yard of a home in the Cedar Hill area of Warwick shortly before 11pm.
She ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island must unite in support of young people at risk after months of the coronavirus pandemic crisis, according to the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
The charity’s executive director, Kelly Hunt, said the organisation was “deeply sadde...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman who was severely injured in a machete attack outside a home in Warwick has been moved to a general ward at hospital.
A press release from the Bermuda Police Service follows:
The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm that the 32-year-old moth...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
More than 35,000 adults were employed when a Labour Force Survey was carried out last year, a report showed yesterday.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, released the November 2019 findings from the Department of Statistics.
It showe...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Endeavour Community Sailing has released its 2018/19 Impact Report highlighting the enormous difference its programmes are making in the lives of Bermuda’s young people. Endeavour Community Sailing is a nonprofit and registered charity committed to c...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A high school was ransacked during a break-in last week.
CedarBridge Academy in Devonshire had the shelves in their greenhouse disassembled and stolen for lumber on Friday.
A post made on the school’s Facebook page said that the shelves were a joint ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A sailing race is being organised to raise funds for the Spirit of Bermuda while celebrating maritime heritage and encouraging nautical tourism.
The Spirit of Bermuda Rally expects to attract vessels from Annapolis and Newport to the island next mon...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan