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New laws to outlaw drink driving on the water have been approved by the House of Assembly.
The new requirements for private boats also included stricter blood alcohol limits for the operators of recreational vessels.
Lawrence Scott, the transport min...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police confirmed today a man was arrested at the weekend after a violent incident that involved a firearm.
A police spokesman said the service was aware of a “disturbing” video circulated on social media that showed a badly injured man is being held ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Specialists helpers for expectant mothers will not be allowed to attend births at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital until the risk of coronavirus transmission dropped.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said that guidelines for “designated support peopl...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A community activist will return to Court Street to deliver Christmas spirit on Boxing Day – for the 14th year in a row.
Regina Peniston said the Covid-19 pandemic had made the holiday meal even more important – even if it has altered how it will be ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tony Sousa has been the first to open the gates and the man who closed up at Warwick Academy for the last 15 years.
But today the 60-year-old caretaker will padlock the school grounds for the last time before he leaves Bermuda to retire and join his ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A family story of how EF Gordon, a civil rights hero and doctor, saved the life of five-year-old Mansfield “Jim” Brock inspired Mr Brock’s son to study medicine.
The 83-year-old story came full circle when last month Malcolm Brock was appointed the E...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The island’s general hospital is to be lit in green to promote good mental health, it was announced yesterday.
Preston Swan, the vice-president of clinical operations at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute, will today light up the KEMH in the interna...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A total of 40 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the weekend, it was revealed last night.
The number of cases with no history of travel or links to known cases is 36 and all are under investigation.
The infections were among 2,181 test results ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Firefighters tonight tackled a car engulfed in flames.
Six firefighters from Clearwater Station responded to an alert about a burning vehicle.
A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the team, who wore breathing gear, “quickly extinguished t...
DATE: Dec 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has halved the cost of running the Legal Aid Office after introducing cost-cutting measures, the legal affairs minister has revealed.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, also the Attorney General, said the service had reduced its costs from $2.66 mill...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan