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A weekend vandal who left a trail of damaged cars outside homes is being hunted by police.
Several cars had their windshields broken in the early hours of Saturday on North Shore, Pembroke.
Residents in the area called police about 4.30am to report a...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, which would force British Overseas Territories to set up a public register of company beneficial ownership, was yesterday set for Royal Assent.
The legislation, already backed by the House of Commons...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The late Edwena Smith has been saluted for her contribution to the fight for universal adult suffrage.
Ms Smith died this month at the age of 86 — just before the milestone commemorations today for the 50th anniversary of the 1968 General Election wh...
DATE: May 22, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A man was in hospital yesterday after he was struck by a hit-and-run rider in Hamilton in the early hours.
The injured man, believed to be aged 53 and from Pembroke, suffered a head injury after was knocked down on Parliament Street near its junction...
DATE: May 22, 2018
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A special sitting of Parliament today will commemorate 50 years since the struggle for full voting rights resulted in the historic General Election of 1968.
Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House, said today’s ceremonies in the House of Assembly wou...
DATE: May 22, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Four arrests were made over 48 hours after a gun attack on a Hamilton bar, the Minister of National Security said yesterday.
Wayne Caines told Parliament that he would be “unpopular” for taking a hard line on antisocial behaviour.
But he added: “We w...
DATE: May 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police issued a reminder to the public today that the service meets regularly with the Corporation of Hamilton to discuss safety.
The notice came after bouts of antisocial behaviour in and around the city, with some arrests and court appearances.
The...
DATE: May 21, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Two men were arrested, with a court appearance expected tomorrow, after police responded to a fight on Front Street at around 8pm on Thursday.
Also anticipated in Magistrates’ Court is a man arrested early this morning after a fight in The Dog House ...
DATE: May 20, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda can “confidently” stake a claim as the jurisdictional home and future of financial technology, national security minister Wayne Caines told Parliament this morning.
Mr Caines updated legislators on the island’s attendance at the fintech indus...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The Government is to switch to an online version of its official gazette, MPs heard yesterday. Lovitta Foggo, government reform minister said the change would remove an “administrative burden” that cost the taxpayer $319,000 a year.
Ms Foggo told the...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell