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The first phase of a government plan to improve standards in care homes was approved yesterday in the Senate.
Junior health minister Crystal Caesar said the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2017 would help to protect people from...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The man who brought controversial speaker Ayo Kimathi to Bermuda has launched legal action against Hamilton Princess claiming he was discriminated against.
David Lee Tucker was fired by the hotel in December 2015 for “serious misconduct”.
But Mr Tuck...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man sentenced to 12 years behind bars for possession of a firearm has lost an appeal against his conviction.
Eston Joell, 48, argued that he had been ambushed by new evidence in the middle of the trial, and that the jury should not have heard about...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance has released its response to the Bermuda Government’s report on its fiscal performance in the first half of the fiscal year.
It reads as follows:
It is with considerable satisfaction that the Opposition provides comments on r...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Hospitality Institute and Fairmont Southampton have joined forces to host a networking event for students interested in hospitality.
High school seniors and Bermuda College students will be able to learn about educational and job opportu...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A reinsurance company has donated $12,500 to the Bermuda Turtle Project.
Global Indemnity Re, which has supported the Bermuda Zoological Society for four years, made the donation to mark the turtle conservation scheme’s 50th anniversary.
Marie Joell...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A gay rights organisation in the United States is urging Bermuda’s Governor to reject legislation which will replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships.
The Human Rights Campaign, which calls itself America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Transport Control Department has reopened after closing this morning because of a broken water pipe.
According to the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, service resumed after repairs were carried out.
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A section of Front Street will be closed off on Sunday, from 6am to 4pm, for emergency repairs to the main sewer line, according to Ian Hind, the senior engineer for the City of Hamilton.
The street will be closed between Spurling Hill and King Stree...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman was jailed for 30 days after attacking someone who refused to give her money.
Trimiea Roland, 29, of no fixed abode, admitted violently resisting arrest, along with assaulting both police and a member of the public.
Magistrates’ Court heard t...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes