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British workers contracted for Belco’s North Power Station downed tools on Saturday after a delay in their paycheques.
Last night a spokesman for Belco’s parent company Ascendant Group said that the contractors’ payroll was delayed through their UK-b...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A homeless man who messaged death threats to David Burt and his family has had his sentencing postponed at the Supreme Court.
Jared Gordon, 30, has pleaded guilty to sending the threats to the Premier in e-mails in 2017 and 2018.
The messages include...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A couple whose three-year-old son was unlawfully seized from their home by police on the instructions of the island’s child protection agency are to sue for compensation, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The man and woman, who cannot be named for legal ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The Bermuda International Film Festival is to screen a documentary film tomorrow about Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who died yesterday.
Ms Morrison, who was credited with chronicling the African-American experience in fiction, died in Ne...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda Police Service will hold community clinics in Pembroke and Devonshire tomorrow.
Arthur Dill, the parish constable for Pembroke, will be at C-Mart on North Shore Road, from noon until 4pm.
Kyle Outerbridge, the parish constable for Devonshire,...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will unveil a new cultural tourism programme at a public stakeholder meeting tomorrow.
A BTA spokeswoman said the programme would put a spotlight on the island’s diverse cultural tourism attractions including its distinc...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Nearly three-quarters of Bermuda residents believe immigration benefits the economy, according to a new survey.
The poll found 72 per cent of people think immigrants help expand the economy by increasing the number of jobs on the island.
The remainin...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda has lost a “legend” with the passing of former bar owner Ronald Thorne last week.
Mr Thorne, who was the owner of the now defunct Salt Rock Grill in Somerset, died suddenly after falling ill in the Somerset Country Squire last Tuesday aftern...
DATE: Aug 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young flautist Laura Frith has found the perfect way to sharpen her skills during the summer.
The 11-year-old has been volunteering to play the flute every Saturday for an hour in front of the Bermuda National Trust Museum.
Laura, who is often accomp...
DATE: Aug 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A police station duty officer has revealed that for a decade she felt unable to bring her “whole self” to work because of people’s opinions about the LGBTQ community.
Linda Bogle-Mienzer described the pain of leaving part of her identity behind when ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter