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No injuries have been reported in connection with a house fire in Sandys this morning.
Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel responded to a report of a single-storey dwelling fire on Pleasantville Lane shortly before 11am.
Two engines and eight...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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President of the Bermuda Public Service Union Jason Hayward has succeeded Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert as head of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress.
Raymond Bean, president of the Electrical Supply Trade Union (ESTU), is the new fi...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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A geologist and a field engineer from the US are arriving today to assist RUBiS after yesterday’s oil spill at St George’s.
However, Minister of the environment, Sylvan Richards, said this afternoon “there appears to be no immediate health and safety...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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A Peer Review on the police response to the December 2 protest outside of the House of Assembly has called for the Bermuda Police Service to be better prepared for future incidents and improve public engagement.
The review, written by Assistant Chief...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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Police continue to investigate an unconfirmed incident involving a firearm in Sandys early on Monday morning.
The incident occurred along Mangrove Bay Road at around 1.40am. According to police, a 30-year-old Sandys man was driving a car along the r...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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Michael DeSilva said he would not step down after the release of a critical peer review of police procedures surrounding the protest on December 2.
The Commissioner of Police made the statement at a press conference yesterday afternoon.
The review,...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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Two former first ladies of Bermuda will be saluted as the island’s own royalty for a high tea to benefit the transportation charity Project Action.
Lady Lully Gibbons, the widow of former premier Sir David Gibbons, and Olga Scott, the wife of former ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
The US-based National Hurricane Centre has unveiled new policies, which could help give Bermudians more advanced warning of impending storms.
Under the new policies, unveiled earlier this month, the NHC will issue advisories for systems with the pote...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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A Canadian author who has studied the use of cannabis, and written on the subject, believes the legalisation of drugs is the next step for Bermuda.
A regular visitor to the island, Bill Bogart — who wrote Off the Street: Legalising Drugs — says educa...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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Spending on overseas healthcare has more than doubled since 2004, topping $84.5 million for the 2015-16 fiscal year, the Bermuda Health Council reported.
At nearly $40 million, almost half the spending went to Massachusetts, primarily in the Boston m...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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