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Darrin Simons will become Deputy Commissioner of Police next month after he passed the Strategic Command Course in the UK.
Mr Simons, who was successful in his application to be the next Deputy Commissioner last year, is the first serving Bermuda pol...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s prison service is a “forgotten service” according to Thad Hollis, lead negotiator for the Prison Officers Association.
Mr Hollis, who is leading talks with the Corrections Department on behalf of the association, said negotiations and col...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A prayer service for the father who lost his family in an airline disaster in Ethiopia is to be held this week.
Hamilton Seventh Day Adventist Church, where Paul Njoroge was a member of the congregation, will hold the service on Wednesday night.
Mr N...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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News Staff
An out-of-service 92-foot motor yacht came loose from its mooring in St George’s Harbour at the weekend and hit at least three boats.
The Esperanza drifted a quarter of a mile into a bay off St David’s before it was spotted and anchored.
The alarm wa...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A team from Bermuda is to hit the European Union with a charm offensive designed to get the country’s name off a blacklist of uncooperative tax jurisdictions.
David Burt, the Premier, and Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, will take the lead in ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A “damning” report into the condition of the island’s schools highlighted systematic problems that must be addressed, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
Cole Simons, Shadow Minister of Education, thanked the Government for its transparency in rel...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police investigation is under way after an alleged altercation sent a 55-year-old man to the Intensive Care Unit.
According to a police spokesman, the man, from Hamilton Parish, was admitted into the ICU on Friday, where he has remained in stable c...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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Crime
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The latest volume of an academic journal includes articles on 19th-century prisoner of war ships, Second World War submarine history and military gravestones.
The National Museum of Bermuda Press has launched Volume 21 of the Bermuda Journal of Arch...
DATE: Mar 25, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Smokers and drinkers will have to pay extra sin taxes, it was revealed on Friday.
Wayne Furbert, the junior finance minister, said duty on tobacco, wine, spirits and beer will all be increased.
He added that the higher taxes were expected to generate...
DATE: Mar 25, 2019
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Politics
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A British Parliament committee report that recommended British citizens should vote, gain citizenship and run for office in Bermuda has been rejected unanimously by MPs.
David Burt moved a motion in the House of Assembly to reject the report from the...
DATE: Mar 25, 2019
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Politics
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