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Past convictions for possession of small amounts of cannabis could be quashed, a Cabinet minister signalled yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health who led the House of Assembly budget debate for the Ministry of Legal Affairs, said the policy w...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hidden cameras on a nature reserve have recorded the hatching of another cahow chick, the second this season.
JP Rouja, the Nonsuch Expeditions team leader, said the bird broke free from its egg on Nonsuch Island on Sunday with researchers, students ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rider was taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Smith’s this morning.
The man’s bike collided with a car on North Shore Road near the Rubis Terceira’s gas station at about 11.15am.
A police spokesman said: “The rider of the bike sustained ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A burglar who stole more than $100,000 worth of valuables was jailed for two years yesterday.
Vincent Burch, 44, pleaded guilty to the theft of more than $60,000 worth of goods from a Warwick property and $40,000 worth of goods from a home in Smith’s...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The Bermuda Rugby Football Union have suspended all sporting activity, at all levels, due to the growing threat of Covid-19.
While there are no confirmed cases of the virus on island as yet, with more than 138,500 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 5,000 d...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
MPs clashed in the House of Assembly over the hiring of a defence lawyer to run the Government’s Legal Aid office.
Opposition backbencher Trevor Moniz questioned whether Charles Richardson — who he described as one of the island’s “leading and very g...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Talks about the future of Bermuda’s health system went ahead this week despite the ongoing efforts to protect the island from Covid-19.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that a meeting at KPMG would have been rescheduled if the risk level was ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of three cruise lines have suspended visits to Bermuda in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was revealed tonight.
The Ministry of Tourism and Transport said that Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean, and Ponant Cruises for the
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A town hall meeting will take place today to discuss new immigration legislation tabled in the House of Assembly.
People are invited to CedarBridge Academy for the meeting about amendments to the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act.
National secur...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The final appeal over same-sex marriage got a day in court for December at the Privy Council in London.
The December 7 and 8 hearings, revealed yesterday, will settle the issue after years of dispute in Bermuda’s courts and Parliament.
The ruling by ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell