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A fire reportedly started by a Molotov cocktail was extinguished by residents at Plaices Point Road, Pembroke, police said, at 11am on Sunday.
According to a neighbour, a couch outside a home was set alight. The Bermuda Fire Service also responded. N...
DATE: Jan 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A boat that capsized offshore at Sandys was confirmed last night as the 21 ft Red Hot.
Bermuda Maritime Operations said that two people were taken from the water following the accident, which occurred around 2pm yesterday. No injuries were reported.
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DATE: Jan 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman has been left fuming after she was accused of claim-jumping by a squatter at the Airport Dump.
Smith’s resident Trena Riley said she was trying to take away junk from the facility on December 16 when a man challenged her.
“A man came along an...
DATE: Jan 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men each received hefty fines in Magistrates’ Court for alcohol offences on the roads.
Jahkai Hill, 21, of Warwick, was ordered to pay $1,000 and banned from driving, after police on mobile patrol on December 26 were alerted to a white Mercedes B...
DATE: Jan 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Details emerged last night of Bermudian Karen Hudson-Lewis, a “vibrant” business operator shot dead in the Jamaican town of Mandeville.
Former United Bermuda Party MP Grace Bell recalled Ms Hudson-Lewis, 45, as a woman who had made a name for herself...
DATE: Jan 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It loomed large on the front pages, the airwaves and in public and private debate: “SDO” seemed to be on everyone’s lips.
March saw the Special Development Order for Rosewood Tucker’s Point debated again and again, before the controversial proposal t...
DATE: Dec 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police promised a “strong, highly visible presence” over this holiday weekend, with more aggressive enforcement of laws against using a cell phone while driving in the coming year.
Noting that police had made several arrests on suspicion of drunk dri...
DATE: Dec 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ten individuals from across the community are commemorated for their many years’ service to Bermuda, in the Queen’s New Year Honours List.
Andrew Bermingham, a former police officer with a special interest in the Island’s military history, called hi...
DATE: Dec 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Excavations for new facilities at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital uncovered a number of “sand pockets” at the site.
A spokesman for Paget Health Services, the company in charge of construction, said that naturally occurring voids and sand seams are...
DATE: Dec 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A project to recreate the earliest dwellings built by Bermuda’s settlers has been given the official go-ahead by the Department of Planning.
St David’s Historical Society President Rick Spurling said the group hopes to start soon on building a home l...
DATE: Dec 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
