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New legislation to allow the sharing of data on food prices will help the Progressive Labour Party deliver on its pledge to lower the cost of living, the Minister for the Cabinet Office claimed.
Wayne Furbert said the Government would be able to prov...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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Politics
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An Opposition MP fears that the police budget could be cut by $4 million.
Ben Smith, the Shadow Minister of National Security, asked yesterday if the island could afford to “slash” spending on law enforcement.
He said: “I am greatly concerned by repo...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A heroin addict admitted breaking into two homes and stealing more than $100,000 of jewellery and valuables to fund his habit.
Vincent Burch, 44, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $60,000 of goods from one property and $40,000 of items from a seco...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A surge in flu cases at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has forced the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre to extend restricted opening hours.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said it had focused resources on the hospital’s Emergency Department, where sta...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Parents were urged to keep their children off school if they showed signs of whooping cough after two confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness.
Staff at Somersfield Academy announced a string of precautionary measures yesterday in efforts to ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s work to achieve its high rating for anti-money laundering safeguards was highlighted by the finance minister.
Curtis Dickinson said the latest Mutual Evaluation Report into the island’s legislation to fight money laundering and terrorist fi...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Emir Saleem Talbot (Imam of the Bermuda Islamic Cultural Center), the Rt Rev Nicholas Dill (Bishop of Bermuda) and Dr Fiona Elkinson (President of the Jewish Community of Bermuda) came together with a small group of community members to show their su...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Organised by the Bermuda Bar Council, the event from 4:30pm saw lawyers and support staff walking around the City of Hamilton, beginning at the Sessions House and ending at Docksiders Pub.
Local law firms and in-house counsel were asked to make dona...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse has closed for the month.
A Government spokesman said: “The Department of Marine and Ports Services is advising that Gibbs Hill Lighthouse has commenced its annual February closure, and will reopen on Sunday, March 1.”
The closu...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A section of road was closed in Pembroke after a sewage spill today.
Cleanup efforts took place after the incident caused by a private company on Palmetto Road, between Dock Hill and Roberts Avenue, during the afternoon.
The Ministry of Public Works’...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff