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An island author has released a new collection of stories about a 1930s private eye.
Jonathan Land Evans said Lordly Watson brought together two novelettes and three short stories about the title character, a private detective who moonlights as a cal...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters today responded to an alarm at the Belco power plant.
Fire crews reported finding smoke in a switching room at the plant on Pembroke’s Serpentine Road, but no fire.
It was discovered that a faulty pull station had activated and extinguis...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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A lawyer has defended controversial comments he made as he appeared for a man who admitted he had sex with a 13-year-old schoolgirl.
Charles Richardson, a barrister, hit out after an online post by Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, crit...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police launched an investigation yesterday after a man’s body was found at an industrial site.
The discovery was made at Khyber Heights in Warwick just after 10.30am.
A police spokesman said: “No further information will be given until next of kin ha...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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The Spirit of Bermuda sail training ship crossed the finish line first in a battle of speed as a three-day sailing rally wrapped up on Sunday.
The rally, named after the Bermuda Sloop Foundation flagship, included the Bermuda Triangle Race on Saturd...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
A police officer was suspended with pay yesterday “in relation to ongoing discipline matters”, the Bermuda Police Service said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said: “Please be reminded suspension is never a finding of guilt.
“Rather, ha...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
An antiracism group has updated its racial justice platform.
The document from Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda said the country should make changes to become “a more equitable and just society” alongside the organisation’s economic and legislati...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Red Cross is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a virtual community festival packed with local talent.
A planned series of in-person events to mark the occasion had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A spokeswoman for Bermuda R...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Sarah Lagan
The U.S. Consulate General is beginning a phased resumption of routine visa services. On July 15, the Consulate will resume visa services for students who are legal permanent residents of Bermuda. In addition, Third Country National (TCN) workers ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Charities need to strengthen their infrastructure and find new sources of revenue to survive, a former charity leader said.
Martha Dismont, the former executive director of the Family Centre, said the economic damage from the Covid-19 pandemic had hi...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes