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A Czech court has ruled that the detention of a former Bermuda resident last year was a violation of human rights.
Alan Stevenson, who worked in IT at HSBC from the mid to late 2000s, was held in the country for 4½ months over an alleged credit card ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Some Belco customers in the West End hit by power cuts could have their service restored by this morning, the firm said last night.
A spokesman said that the majority of customers would have power restored inside 24 hours. But he added that Belco wou...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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An MP is to step down from his junior minister’s role to become the chairman of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation.
Jamahl Simmons, who replaces Neville Grant, pledged to use the position to encourage entrepreneurs and help create jobs for ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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A woman triathlete was bitten by a beagle after she walked on to private property by accident.
Lea Osbourne posted on the MAJ’s List Facebook page yesterday that she had been “badly bitten” by a small dog as she walked with her daughter on Monday mor...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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The Ministry of Public Works issued the following advice about roadworks near Belco, and in the East End:
Roadworks near Belco
The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists and pedestrians that there will be two road closures taking place s...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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The Transport Control Department (TCD) is advising the public that the Rockaway testing facility is closed today, as the examiner assigned to that location has been reassigned to assist at TCD’s North Street facility.
TCD apologises for any inconveni...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Belco has restored power to 7,000 customers following outages caused by several major transmission faults.
The outages happened yesterday because of three faults on primary transmission lines in Middle Road, Southampton.
Belco crews worked througho...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Bermuda will host its first rum festival this weekend.
Gosling’s Ltd has teamed up with the West End Development Corporation for the two-day event at Dockyard to celebrate International Rum Day, which falls on Sunday.
Rum-inspired food and drink will...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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Bermuda’s success in the containment of Covid-19 was highlighted in a live interview to eight million radio listeners in Britain.
Nadine Breeze, an English legal secretary at law firm Conyers in Hamilton, said she e-mailed BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine S...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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A veteran grassroots activist and musician will perform a farewell concert at the weekend before he moves to Britain.
Cleveland “Outta Sight” Simmons, 77, said that he will have a free concert with his band, the Bermuda Legends, before he flies out o...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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