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The Government has put together a plan for reform based on “a future forward Government for the people of Bermuda”, David Burt told Parliament this morning.
The Premier said professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and unions had been consul...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Community affairs minister Lovitta Foggo announced a series of updates on programmes within Department of Community and Cultural Affairs in a Ministerial Statement at the House of Assembly today.
• To read Lovitta Foggo’s statement, click on the PDF ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a woman caught bringing acetyl fentanyl — a dangerous “analogue” of fentanyl — into Bermuda.
Mandaya Thomas, 28, was convicted of the importation of 92 grams of the drug by magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo las...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Zane DeSilva, the transport minister, condemned the crimes of David Minors, the former road safety officer, who was jailed for five years for sex offences against an underage child.
Minors was imprisoned for sex offences committed last year against a...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fight that ended in a stabbing last night.
Police say that the suspect and a 59-year-old man were both rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after sustaining injuries.
The incident took p...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A mother who wanted to develop her skills is understood to have become Bermuda’s only female tractor-trailer driver.
Christy Taylor followed in the footsteps of her parents when she embarked on a career in heavy vehicles as a teenager and was taught ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Vulnerable children who made accusations of abuse and neglect against staff at the island’s child protection agency were not interviewed during an inquiry into whether the head of the department ignored their allegations.
At least six youngsters are ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Mothers of children with rare medical syndromes are calling for a national day of recognition to highlight the unusual challenges they face.
Today, February 28, is marked around the world as International Rare Disease Day.
Tanya Dyer and Sarah Robins...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police raids on two medical clinics belonging to former premier Ewart Brown were the “most egregious example of a fishing expedition one could ever imagine”, a court heard this week.
Mark Pettingill, representing 150 patients of the clinics, made the...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A 70-year-old business has been forced to close because of the sugar tax, its owner said.
Darlene Livingston said that her business, RM Roberts Candy Wholesale, on Court Street, Hamilton, would still be around if not for the levy introduced last Octo...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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Other
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