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Repeated complaints about “deplorable conditions”, including rats, at an East End emergency housing complex have been ignored, a resident has claimed.
The woman said that problems she had highlighted at government-run Gulfstream, in St David’s, had n...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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Bermuda residents from all backgrounds are invited to join in a block party to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese immigrants.
Paul Franco, the president of the Vasco da Gama Club, said the event was designed to dem...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parliament will continue to meet until December without the traditional Convening of Legislature, David Burt announced yesterday.
The Premier said the House of Assembly would meet every other week until December 13 and the Senate would do the same un...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will host a job fair in Hamilton next Wednesday to help more Bermudians join the workforce.
Lovitta Foggo, Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said the aim of the job fair is to pair the unemployed or under employed with poten...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police expect more convictions in connection to thefts from banks involving foreign nationals.
Six foreigners have been jailed for between nine and 19 months this year for thefts from financial institutions in Bermuda.
Police said the convictions, wh...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian man living in the United States was charged with three counts of importation of firearms components yesterday.
James Rumley, 37, appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
He did not enter a plea because the case must be heard in the Supreme Court.
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DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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Court
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Bermuda’s connection with Lyme Regis in Britain has got a boost after the island’s pilot gig club joined forces with its English counterparts to promote the sport.
Now the two clubs, as well as enthusiasts from London, will take part in a fundraising...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Mayor of St George has admitted he did not follow corporation rules after he took a controversial decision to reopen Water Street to traffic.
George Dowling III spoke out yesterday after Philip Seaman, a former St George’s business ratepayers’ c...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Elections were held yesterday for officer and executive positions at the Bermuda Union of Teachers.
Hundreds of members attended the organisation’s annual conference at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club.
The event provided professional development o...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A lawyer who denied assault and wounding a woman was faced with allegations of a further six similar offences yesterday.
Magistrates’ Court heard that the prosecution wanted to proceed with the six older charges against Kamal Worrell, 39.
The charges...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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Court
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