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Bermuda health experts are in close contact with an international body about the deadly coronavirus, the Government confirmed yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said: “The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit is in constant liaison wi...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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Health
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A man seen with a knife on his person yesterday in the Washington Mall is being sought by police.
A police spokesman said a group of males entered the mall at 4.15pm, with one walking with a cane and carrying what appeared to be a six-inch knife.
The...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Customs duty breaks and other suggested lifelines for the island’s struggling retail sector seem to “fall on deaf ears”, a retail head said yesterday.
Lorraine Shailer, cochairwoman of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce’s retail division, said the Minis...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation covering Bermuda for the UK’s departure from the European Union will go before legislators as MPs return to the House of Assembly today.
David Burt, the Premier, will table the EU Withdrawal Act 2020, switching references to the EU with “...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A picture flaw affecting local TV stations is the subject of talks between the Bermuda Broadcasting Company and One Communications.
The Royal Gazette has fielded complaints from viewers over the black border that reduces screen size on channels ZBM-9...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian teenager and her fellow Amnesty International club members demanded “justice” for a young woman who died at a US treatment centre after she was referred there by the island’s child protection agency.
Sierra Brangman, who grew up in foster...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A long-serving Bermuda barrister has been appointed a Queen’s Counsel.
Delroy Duncan, of Trott and Duncan Ltd, was one of 114 international lawyers approved for the honour in the 2019 application period.
The appointment was made on the recommendation...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
“Critical” infrastructure upgrades set to begin next month will provide a boost to the economy, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that a three-year project by power provider Belco would “require private-sec...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A spectacle more typically found in science fiction films is expected to entertain residents when Bermuda hosts the world’s first event in a jet suit race series.
Gravity Industries announced today that the island will be the location for the inaugur...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man was banned from the roads and ordered to pay more than $4,000 for traffic offences as far back as 2014.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe told Burt Lambe, 64, that “for a person with no job, you sure do like to commit offences and not show up for c...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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