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The Minister of Transport yesterday tabled legislation yesterday to allow police to carry out roadside breath tests.
Walter Roban said the Road Traffic (Road Sobriety Checkpoints) Amendment Act would deter drink driving.
He told the House of Assembly...
DATE: Jun 23, 2018
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Politics
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News Staff
Health minister Kim Wilson advised the public on travel and free health screenings in a ministerial statement at the House of Assembly today.
To read her statement in full, click on the PDF under “Related Media”.
DATE: Jun 22, 2018
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Politics
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News Staff
The Office of the Ombudsman handled 283 cases in 2017.
To read the report, visit www.ombudsman.bm. To read a press release about the report, click on the PDF under “Related Media”.
DATE: Jun 22, 2018
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Other
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News Staff
Iconic Bermuda bags with cedar handles are featured on a new commemorative postage stamp issued today.
The Bermuda Post Office has issued a stamp series with the 1970s fashion item — a popular gift item for decades.
A Post Office spokesman said: “T...
DATE: Jun 21, 2018
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Other
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News Staff
A total of 110 bus routes have been cancelled this evening, the Government has announced.
A full list of the cancellations can be found here.
The cancellations come amid a work-to-rule by Bermuda Industrial Union members that began last week.
The G...
DATE: Jun 21, 2018
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Other
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News Staff
Two Bermudian men have been arrested on terrorism related charges in Britain.
Bermuda Police Service confirmed the pair, who have been living in the UK “for a significant period of time”, were arrested after UK authorities were alerted to a residence...
DATE: Jun 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Sandys man was fined $300 today for the theft of groceries from a supermarket.
John Pereira, 52, admitted taking items worth $9.34 from MarketPlace in Sandys on April 21.
The court heard that Pereira put a Cadbury chocolate bar and a box of tea i...
DATE: Jun 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 33-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when her car overturned in Pembroke this morning.
The vehicle struck the kerb and a low wall as she drove it along St John’s Road, near Travellers Lane, at about 12.15am.
Police say the woman, from Pembroke...
DATE: Jun 19, 2018
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Other
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News Staff
A man today denied possession of more than 200 grammes of cannabis and the opioid fentanyl with intent to supply.
Kinte Smith pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to having the drugs on May 3 last year.
But the 32-year-old admitted having a gri...
DATE: Jun 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 22-year-old woman who drove while more than twice the legal alcohol limit was today fined and banned from the roads.
Jenny Tester, 22, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving on Front Street.
The court heard that Tester, of St George’...
DATE: Jun 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff