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A female motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a crash on Middle Road, Southampton, this afternoon.
The accident happened near the junction with Lighthouse Road at about 2.45pm.
Police said the woman, belived to be 19 years old, sustained injuries...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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News Staff
A lack of cuts in spending to the Civil Service in this year’s Budget has proven a bone of contention for the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, with president John Wight asking where was the shared sacrifice.
In a statement released last evening, Mr Wigh...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
While there is “nothing mysterious” about the delay in rolling out the general services tax, now set for April 2018, Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, conceded that the Bermuda Government had “yet to really define the scope of it”.
The proposed ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An elderly woman struggling to cover the cost of living has given heartfelt thanks after readers of this newspaper came to her aid.
Along with the hardship of meeting rising costs while dealing with her husband’s declining health, she described the d...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The palm print of a murder suspect was discovered on the minibus in which Lorenzo Stovell was shot dead, a court heard.
Jurors were told yesterday that the print belonging to Zakai Cann was found and “lifted” by crime scene investigators as they exam...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Age Concern yesterday called on the Bermuda Government to address “woefully inadequate” community care facilities for the frail elderly after it emerged the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital was buckling under the strain of a flu outbreak.
Hospital b...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two years ago on his appointment as education minister, Wayne Scott said he planned to stay in the position for the long term and “see the work done”.
However, yesterday Michael Dunkley announced that Mr Scott had other interests to fulfil and that t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
All eyes will be on Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, as he arrives at Parliament with the One Bermuda Alliance’s fifth and likely final Budget before the next General Election.
Although Mr Richards said he preferred to let the highly anticipate...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ewart Brown is bracing himself for the possibility of being arrested next week, according to a newspaper interview in the United States.
Speaking to The Boston Globe from the Turks and Caicos, the former premier said he feared the authorities might a...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man convicted of a brutal sexual assault after breaking into a family home has had his sentence reduced.
Last February, Kijon Baker was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for serious sexual assault and eight years for aggravated burglary, with the...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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