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The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into a suspected case of ciguatera fish poisoning on the island.
It is suspected that the case was caused by a large amberjack eaten between June 30 to July 5.
The case, if confirmed, would be the ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A stalled hotel development at the West End needs a major rethink, the Minister of Finance warned yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly that the Caroline Bay project, at Morgan’s Point in Southampton, had to be “recast and devised wi...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation to encourage superyachts to visit Bermuda passed with all-party support in the House of Assembly last night.
Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Superyachts and Other Vessels (Miscellaneous) Act would help to mak...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The white elephant flagship of the marine police fleet was a waste of money, the national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Caines said the MV Guardian, which cost $1.7 million 13 years ago, had spent most of its...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda sports anti-drug body tested 83 people with four positive results for cannabis, the sports minister told MPs today.
Lovitta Foggo said there were also “two adverse findings” reported by the Bermuda Anti- Doping Authority.
Ms Foggo was speakin...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man who lost his wife, three children and his mother-in-law in an Ethiopian plane crash in March thanked the people of Bermuda yesterday for their support during “testing times”.
Paul Njoroge paid tribute to his family and said messages from the is...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 38-year-old man has admitted wounding, stalking and sending a death threat.
Kevin Mello, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to the three charges in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Mello admitted to sending a death threat to Peter Clark on August 9, 2017....
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The clock is ticking once again in Dockyard after restoration work by a master clockmaker.
The Victorian clock was restored by Edward Cloutman, from Wales, who volunteered his time.
The National Musuem of Bermuda said the antiquarian horologist first...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Charity thrift shops have joined forces to ask donors to stop dropping off items outside designated times.
Suzanne DeCouto, the fundraising and communications manager for the Bermuda Red Cross, said staff often found bags of items had been raided b...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Governor sidestepped questions yesterday on a report into a demonstration three years ago when police used pepper spray on protesters outside the House of Assembly.
John Rankin said he had “carefully” read the report into the incident by a parlia...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell