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Police launched a hunt yesterday for people to join an advisory group to be set up to improve service to the public.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said reputable and committed people from different backgrounds were needed for the Independ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Crime
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A plane has been forced to land in Bermuda after a woman lost consciousness on board.
The JetBlue flight from Antigua to New York City landed at LF Wade International Airport yesterday at about 8.20pm.
A spokesman with the Bermuda Police Service sa...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s Unesco World Heritage Site of St George is unappreciated on the island, the mayor of the Olde Towne has claimed.
Quinell Francis said: “I feel that we don’t actually value it the way that many other people around the world do.
“It’s not h...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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The island’s only vehicle emissions test firm will be left in “chaos” when it is stripped of its contract to carry out checks for Transport Control Department, it was claimed yesterday.
Staff at Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd, which employs 13, said t...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A final push is under way for donations of sunglasses to help people plagued by eye conditions in Haiti.
Lucy Willitts launched the drive for shades last year after she experienced, first hand, the plight of residents in the poverty-stricken country....
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Completion of roofing on the airport’s new terminal building was marked yesterday with a traditional roof-wetting ceremony.
Aaron Adderley, the president of airport operator Skyport, said the event was a “magnificent milestone”.
Construction on the ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Employees from Hamilton Princess & Beach Club took part in a health fair yesterday.
A total of 26 local vendors featured in the session, which gave employees the chance to sample wares, services and fitness classes and enjoy a healthy lunch.
Sharai ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
Two women were banned and fined for roads offences.
April Jennings, was disqualified for 18 months and fined $1,000 after she admitted drink- driving when almost double the limit after a Christmas party.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jennings, 58, fr...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Court
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A passenger who lost consciousness on a flight is recovering today on a general ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The victim, a 49-year-old Jamaican woman, took ill on a JetBlue flight from Antigua to New York yesterday.
The flight diverted ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A veteran staff member of the Bermuda Police Service has died.
Donna Roberts died in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital last Wednesday. She was 61.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said he was deeply saddened by the news.
He added Ms Ro...
DATE: Jan 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff