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Following complaints from Marsh Folly workers of illegal dumping at the facility, Government has issued a reminder that the offence now carries a $10,000 fine.
The Department of Waste Management is also installing cameras to watch “dumping hot spots ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first Sunday liquor sales by stores got cautiously underway yesterday, with many shoppers unsure of whether it had actually become legal.
Decried by some and welcomed by others, the relaxing of the law resulted in simply another regular day of bu...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Last week’s spate of gale force winds kept Bermuda Maritime Operations busy, with several boats submerged by rains and broken from their moorings.
Stormy conditions that peaked on Friday abated over the weekend, and the service reported a quiet day y...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Gentle giant” Nikko Robinson-Woodley, the Island’s first road fatality of 2014, was last night mourned by family and colleagues from the Department of Marine and Ports.
The accident that claimed his life just shy of his 22nd birthday has also left a...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Mark Pettingill, the Attorney General, was last night chastised by his Opposition counterpart for speaking out after cannabis charges were dropped against the son of a fellow Minister.
The Progressive Labour Party’s Kim Wilson, former Attorney Genera...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
Police are investigating a possibly gang-fuelled disturbance at the St David’s Cricket Club last night at the close of a football game.
A man said to have come from Somerset Cricket Club was struck in the head shortly after 5pm when a group of cars c...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The launch of a privately-owned rocket from the US Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida was visible from Bermuda earlier tonight.
Spotted shortly after 6pm, the slow-moving light could be seen to the southwest of the Island, moving from west t...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
As Bermuda mulls the possible introduction of casinos, a US consultant is querying why the Island doesn’t launch a global online lottery.
“The trend in the US now is for states to allow lottery tickets to be sold online,” Florida-based entrepreneur J...
DATE: Jan 04, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man suspected of a hit and run has been arrested, after a woman was struck on Victoria Street and injured in the early hours of Wednesday.
Police responded to a report at 2.30am of a 20-year-old Southampton woman who was knocked down by a car as sh...
DATE: Jan 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two more Bermudian awardees on the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List have told The Royal Gazette of their joy at the accolade: Stan (Lord Necktie) Seymour, and Kathleen Ford.
“My phone hasn’t stopped ringing,” said Ms Ford, who was among the four to re...
DATE: Jan 03, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
