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A flotilla of derelict and beached boats on the shoreline has sparked a call for mandatory haulage insurance for owners.
Concerned residents said that owners should be forced to move their damaged and abandoned boats before they become an environment...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A new-look St George’s Club will reopen after renovations by early next year, the new owners pledged yesterday.
Hotelco Bermuda SGC, the firm behind the St Regis hotel development in the Olde Towne, confirmed today that it plans to buy the St George’...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An off-duty prison officer was injured after he was struck on the head by a motorcycle rider yesterday.
The victim, a 40-year-old man, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with a cut on his head after the incident, which happened as he jogg...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A gunshot victim cheated death after he was hit several times yesterday, but managed to run away and flag down a passing driver.
One nearby resident fled indoors with her baby after she realised a series of bangs were gunshots.
The woman said: “I was...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man has admitted attacking a senior in the street on New Year’s Day.
Alvin Leverock, 40, pleaded guilty at an arraignments session in Supreme Court to causing grievous bodily harm to 70-year-old Herndon Smith.
The court heard the offence happened o...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An all-women percussion band today headed for the home of samba for a two-week tour.
Coral Beats will perform alongside bands from Brazil in a series of performances, including a pre-carnival event in Olinda.
Sue Riihiluoma, the band leader, said: “T...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Teaching assistants could be in line for a pay rise in the next Budget in the wake of proper job descriptions being finalised after more than 20 years.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it was “reasonably optimistic” that a wage increase for classro...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A drug addict who broke into a Front Street restaurant and stole $2,700 was caught on CCTV.
Norman Bell, 59, pleaded guilty to the raid on Port O’ Call in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
An employee arrived at work on March 21 last year and found that...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A range of activities will be offered this month as part of the National Museum of Bermuda’s Free for February event.
A spokeswoman said that the annual event had a new twist this year.
She explained: “This year NMB is excited to offer free activit...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Patients 1st Bermuda, a pressure group with 10,000 supporters to improve healthcare reform, is hosting a ‘Health Plan Talk in the Park’ this Friday Feb 7th.
The group was started by concerned medical professionals and has now grown to a community fo...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release