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A special development order proposed for Tucker’s Point is seen as a desecration of the land by many in Bermuda’s East End, according to CURB president Lynne Winfield.
CURB (Citizen Uprooting Racism in Bermuda) condemned the SDO as “a slap in the fac...
DATE: Feb 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Environment Minister Walter Roban has met with descendants of people evicted from Tucker’s Town to discuss the historical significance of Tucker’s Point.
Tucker’s Town Historical Society member Denny Richardson said: “From a social and psychological ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two Sandys residences were broken into on the same day, in both cases while they were unoccupied.
Cash was taken from a Beacon Hill Road home between 6.20am and 1.35pm Monday.
A Cedarcraft Lane residence also reported a break-in at 10.10am. An intrud...
DATE: Feb 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Charges that Bermuda is growing unfriendly to international business have been echoed by Opposition politicians and others.
The statements followed a call from Peter Durhager, executive vice president of Renaissance Re and co-chair of the economic th...
DATE: Feb 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Transport Minister Terry Lister today defended his decision to give a fired bus worker back his job.
And he said: “It's not a question of backing down. It's a question of ensuring that the man has been dealt with to some degree of satisfaction, and t...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 20-year-old man has been charged with unlawful carnal knowledge of a child under the age of 14.
The offence is alleged to have taken place on August 22. Neither party can be named for legal reasons.
Since the offence is indictable, the defendant wa...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Jamaican cruise ship worker has been jailed for 15 years for his role in a plot to smuggle nearly four kilgrams of cocaine into Bermuda.
Ricardo Stewart, 32, of Ochos Rios, maintained his innocence in an emotional plea before Puisne Judge Charles-E...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Pembroke man has been accused of assaulting a woman and threatening to kill her, along with conspiring to obstruct the course of justice.
Prince Edness, 25, of St. John’s Road, denied the charges in Magistrates’ Court.
Crown counsel Kirsty-Ann Kiel...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could be forced to sign out before leaving town.
Mr Bloomberg came under fire for holidaying in Bermuda during a catastrophic winter storm back home.
Delays in declaring a snow emergency during the Christmas blizzard...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island will become overwhelmed with social problems unless residents manage to connect with each other, a community group warned yesterday.
Members of Imagine Bermuda pledged to initiate a series of events before the end of summer to help the com...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
