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A teen burglar has been freed on appeal after spending more than a year in jail
Jarico Burt, 18, of Hamilton Parish, was sentenced to corrective training at the Co-ed Facility in December 2012 for his involvement in two counts of burglary.
Burt had p...
DATE: Feb 08, 2014
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Public transport isn’t currently deemed an essential service, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy, who addressed the disruption caused by industrial action over the Fairmont Hamilton Princess employment dispute.
Senator Fahy commended the...
DATE: Feb 07, 2014
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Chamber of Commerce executive director Joanne MacPhee has been suspended without pay after an outburst at union members during Wednesday’s industrial action.
Chamber president Ronnie Viera said the Chamber “in no way condones the statements made by M...
DATE: Feb 07, 2014
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Mirrors Programme coordinator Kimberley Jackson is going the distance on May 24: just over 13 miles, for the Bermuda Day Half-Marathon, in a bid to raise $600,000 for the Island’s youth.
The personal development programme’s initiatives range from wor...
DATE: Feb 07, 2014
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As the labour dispute broadened between the Fairmont Hotel and the Bermuda Industrial Union, the Chamber of Commerce warned the spread of strikes could lead to “havoc”.
All parties involved in the clash over staff redundancies should abide by the ter...
DATE: Feb 06, 2014
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The Bermuda Union of Teachers has marked 95 years since its inception with an emotional tribute to teachers as the “architects of society”.
The BUT also took the occasion to present musician Johnny Woolridge, producer of the beloved song ‘Proud to be...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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A man who texted a series of murder threats to his ex-girlfriend avoided trial by switching to a guilty plea after the jury was sworn in.
Geontai Minors, 22, told his estranged partner Andrea Warren that he would do “something f***ed up” before makin...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
An emergency meeting has been called by the Bermuda Federation of Musician and Variety Artists to discuss the impact of immigration rules on local entertainers.
A spokeswoman for the group declined to provide details — but said it was “very important...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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The ten employees dismissed from the Fairmont Princess Hotel have not been reinstated, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
However, the latest round of the dispute between the hotel and the Bermuda Industrial Union has been referred to a...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) has pledged to publicise a broad range of data on the Island’s tourism performance.
Information will include hotel revenues, according to the organisation’s new chief executive officer Bill Hanbury, who said the gr...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Tourism
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Jonathan Bell
