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A Pembroke man whose DNA was found on the trigger of a gun has been jailed for 12 years for handling the firearm.
Dameko Dublin, 20, was arrested in January 2012 — two months after a loaded Smith & Wesson revolver and five rounds of ammunition were d...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
He knew the treacherous waters around Bermuda so well that his skill as a pilot for British sea captains earned him his freedom from slavery.
And on Saturday, almost 200 years after his death, the life of trailblazing sailor, landowner and champion o...
DATE: Apr 15, 2013
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A sexual offender has been jailed for five years for attacking a teenage girl on her way home from school.
Dwayne David Beach, 47, had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of intruding on the privacy of the 15-year-old ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
A visitor is understood to have been seriously injured following a road traffic accident in Paget last night.
The smash took place at around 7.30pm on South Shore near the Coral Reef Hotel.
The visitor was riding a cycle when he was in collision with...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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There was standing room only at a packed public meeting organised by the Corporation of St George’s last night to discuss latest developments in the town.
Mayor Garth Rothwell introduced the Corporation’s new team of aldermen and councillors before p...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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Shadow Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert is backing Government initiatives to revive the flagging industry — and is also taking credit for providing the sector with “a strong foundation”.
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell announced on Tuesday that Govern...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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Tourism
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Gareth Finighan
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell is confident the industry can bounce back from a “disappointing” year in 2012.
At a press conference yesterday unveiling a raft of promotional initiatives and strategies planned for 2013, Mr Crockwell warned that the ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Tourism
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Gareth Finighan
A St George’s man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.
According to police, the 35-year-old was driving an auxiliary cycle erratically along Crow Lane near Spurling Hill, Pembroke at around 1.30am.
A mobile patrol pulled the motorist o...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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The head of a new task force set up to cut waste and overspending from the public purse believes Bermuda’s current debt is “untenable” and is crippling Government’s ability to run the country.
But Spending And Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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A public meeting is being held tonight seek public input into how a historic burial site can be protected from development.
And pressure group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda is asking descendants of ancestors buried at the Tucker’s Town graveya...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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