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A pitbull missing for a week after it was hit by a car and ran off has been reunited with his owners.
The dog, named Kane, sustained some injuries and lost 6lbs, but is in good health despite the ordeal.
Kristine Simons, Kane’s owner, said she was d...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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Sarah Lagan
An online consultation about race relations in Bermuda was relaunched by the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport today.
Lovitta Foggo said it was important to encourage discussion in order to bring about change.
She explained: “On June 7, I was p...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
An American business head who spent the early 1980s in Bermuda has died, aged 87.
Clayton Cormier, originally from Bay City, Michigan, died on June 9 in Jupiter, Florida, after a brief illness.
Mr Cormier came to the island in 1979 as the president a...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Much anticipated changes to employment law will be tabled on Friday in the House of Assembly as a lifeline to businesses left reeling by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The reprieve on redundancy payouts was announced last night by Jason Hayward, in his first...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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A surge in demand at a support charity led to a burst of generosity to help people affected by the Covid-19 crisis, its executive director said yesterday.
Elaine Butterfield, of the Women’s Resource Centre, revealed that almost $300,000 was raised si...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
The spate of violent crime that took place over the holiday weekend will not be tolerated, the Minister of National Security warned last night.
Speaking of the multiple shootings and stabbings, one of which was fatal, Wayne Caines said: “Bringing har...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Quick wins” to boost the economy by growing the international business sector are now being considered, the finance minister said.
Curtis Dickinson announced the news as part of an update on unemployment benefits, the Economic Advisory Committee and...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Sarah Lagan
Police will announce today a $50,000 reward for information leading to a missing young mother, The Royal Gazette understands.
The bounty goes significantly beyond the $3,000 that had been offered by Crime Stoppers for information regarding Chavelle D...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s top five executives earned almost $2 million between them last year, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The publicly funded board shared the six-figure salaries of those on its executive payroll in response to a public access...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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All visitors will need “appropriate health insurance” before they can enter Bermuda after the airport reopens — but that may be difficult to find during the pandemic.
Many insurers are excluding coverage for claims related to Covid-19, as it is class...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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