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Robert Sheen wasn’t nominated as one of Bermuda's most handsome males of 2022.
The 90-year-old was likely too busy to be offended by the slight. In January, as he retired from Island Glass, he anticipated constantly being active.
“Even at home I don’...
DATE: Jan 02, 2022
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As a challenging year in the hospitality sector comes to an end, a leading restaurateur has warned that a fifth or more of the island’s eateries could close in the first quarter of 2022.
Dennie O’Connor, whose properties include the iconic White Hor...
DATE: Jan 01, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
It was a landmark moment for Bermuda after the island had endured ten months of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The island’s first batch of 9,750 doses of the vaccine against the coronavirus touched down from the UK just eight days into the new year.
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DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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Jonathan Bell
February meant the Budget for 2021-22 and all eyes trained on Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, as he unveiled the first pandemic Budget.
The document was short on good news, but there was a promise to get the country back to a Budget surplu...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s plans to legalise and regulate the sale of cannabis in Bermuda struck a major roadblock in March after legislation was rejected by the Senate – which delayed a potential stand-off with the UK.
The Cannabis Licensing Act, which set ou...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
April saw the first gun murder of 2021 – one said after an investigation to be a case of mistaken identity.
Jordan Outerbridge was walking home from a card game when he was shot several times on Ord Road, Warwick, around 10.30pm on April 6.
Mr Outer...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Clashes broke out over Government plans to force unvaccinated travellers to quarantine in approved centres at their own expense as part of the battle against Covid-19.
Mark Pettingill, a lawyer and a former Attorney-General, said the move was “dracon...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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Sarah Lagan
It was a summer of discontent as a row between the Bermuda Industrial Union and the Government over decertification votes in the workplace heated up.
Chris Furbert, the Bermuda Industrial Union president, insisted at the start of the month the union ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Flora Duffy struck gold in Tokyo as she triumphed in the triathlon and put Bermuda on the world stage with a surge of energy and enthusiasm that caught global attention.
Noting the small population of Bermuda, British newspaper, The Guardian, stated:...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Workers took to the streets for two days of industrial action as a row about voting rights for union decertification escalated.
The Bermuda Industrial Union warned that it had the power to bring down the Government if it failed to give in to its dema...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
