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Rocket launches such as SpaceX could help to create jobs for Bermudians, the home affairs minister said.
Walter Roban said that while technicians travel to Bermuda from overseas to assist with launches, Bermudians could be trained to fill some of tho...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to support the fight for social justice yesterday in the wake of the death of a black American at the hands of police officers.
Craig Cannonier, the Opposition leader, said the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Mi...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police this evening appealed directly to people with knowledge of missing 26-year-old Chavelle Dillon-Burgess.
The post, shared on social media, said: “We know someone knows what happened ... do you want those responsible to get away with it?
“What i...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Savings of more than $280,000 over three months were made when the Bermuda Health Council procured masks to limit the spread of Covid-19 in care homes, the organisation said today.
The health council explained that its personal protective equipment o...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
About 250 people turned out last night to light candles to focus attention on domestic violence.
The event was organised by Safe Space Bermuda, launched in honour of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, a young mother who went missing in April.
Sarah Robinson, o...
DATE: Jun 04, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Commissioner of Police has bolstered efforts to build stronger bonds with the community in the wake of protests around the world over the killing of George Floyd.
Stephen Corbishley said he was shocked by the “abhorrent” death of Floyd, a black m...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity forced to put its services to the special needs community on hold is now looking at ways to reopen safely.
WindReach, based in Warwick, had to wrap up its operations and lay off most of its staff because of Covid-19, starting May 1.
Stewart...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A sharp racial disparity in infection and death from Covid-19 was revealed yesterday in a review commissioned by the British Government.
The Public Health England report echoed a similar trend seen in Bermuda, where the coronavirus pandemic has taken...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
You may not be able to cruise this summer, but you can spend a couple of hours on Keerome Maybury’s 55ft yacht Traveler.
The owner of Traveler Charters Bermuda said the freeze on tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic had forced him to change tack.
“...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
A review on why no women serve in some of the leading ranks in the Royal Bermuda Regiment will be undertaken, its new Commanding Officer pledged yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ben Beasley pledged that the regiment would conduct an analysis to find th...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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