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Compensation for crime victims will be speeded up if changes are made to the body responsible for payments, an island lawyer said yesterday.
Cristen Suess, of law firm Wakefield Quin, said the proposal to replace a judge with a senior barrister as c...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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A Christmas row erupted after a yoga studio used an image of a Hindu God wearing a Santa hat on its December newsletter.
Lucky Elephant yoga studio was criticised after it used a photograph of Ganesha, a prominent God in the Hindu pantheon who has th...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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Social media posts that identified a customs officer as the man at the centre of an international police investigation were wrong, a police spokesman said yesterday.
The spokesman said a 41-year-old man had been arrested in connection with an investi...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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An investigation into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board has highlighted serious problems, the Ombudsman revealed yesterday.
Victoria Pearman said the board lacked the basic administrative and financial backing to do its job.
Ms Pearman added:...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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A vehicle emissions test firm has launched legal action against the Ministry of Tourism and Transport after their contract was axed at the start of the year.
Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd filed a writ against the Minister of Tourism and Transport and...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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Revellers from across the island travelled to the East End last night for an annual Christmas fête put on by a conservation charity.
The Bermuda National Trust Walkabout filled the streets of the Olde Towne as people came out to tour historic BNT pr...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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The host of a popular island talk radio show announced she would stand down yesterday.
Sherri Simmons, the host of the Sherri Simmons Show on Magic 102.7, said that her last day on-air would be December 20. Mrs Simmons, also known as Sherri J, is ma...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has put the spotlight on ocean pollution with its traditional Christmas gingerbread house.
The structure, inspired by Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, features a longtail, a night heron and a turtle, made out of plastic waste...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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An island resident’s 980-mile end-to-end bicycle trip in Britain raised a total of $20,000 for four Bermudian charities.
William Lawrence completed the nine-day cycling trip from Land’s End, in Cornwall, England, to John o’Groats, in Caithness, Scot...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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Thousands of people are expected to visit St George tonight for the traditional Bermuda National Trust Walkabout.
Christmas lights and music will fill the narrow streets of the town and historic BNT properties will be open for visitors until 9pm.
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DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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