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Powerful winter storms caused several flights to and from Bermuda to be cancelled yesterday, leaving hundreds of holiday travellers stranded.
Delta, Jetblue, Continental and American Airlines all had to cancel flights as New England was battered by h...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police responded to one robbery and one attempted robbery during what they called a “relatively uneventful” holiday weekend.
At around 10.17pm on Friday, police were informed that a man carrying a bladed article entered a St John’s Road, Pembroke bus...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior citizen in Magistrates’ Court denied sexually exploiting a young girl.
The 77-year-old Southampton resident, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with putting his hands on the genitals of the victim and touching his lips to her ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who threatened his former girlfriend with a knife in a grocery store parking lot was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.
Kishuani Wolffe, 24, of Dundonald Street, Pembroke, was found guilty of having a bladed weapon in a public place and crim...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men were fined in Magistrates’ Court after they admitted possessing cannabis in separate incidents.
Eversley Govia was arrested as police conducted a traffic search in Devonshire on July 10.
Crown counsel Cindy Clarke said the officers were on V...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A single mother will spend Christmas behind bars after she today admitted importing $250,000 worth of cannabis into the Island.
Shanae Vanderpool, 26, of Fenton Drive, Pembroke pleaded guilty to conspiring to import a controlled substance.
The mother...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Charges against one of six people found in a hotel room with cannabis and cocaine were dismissed as the Crown finished its case.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo yesterday acquitted 16-year-old Sadune Raynor, who had been charged with two counts of possess...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A recently introduced energy buy-back programme and a handful of Government incentives have seen a boost in the adoption of renewable energy on the Island.
Companies that install solar energy systems have told The Royal Gazette the number of installa...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother admitted abandoning her three-year-old child in an unlocked home so that she could visit with friends on Mother's Day.
Magistrates' Court heard yesterday that hours after she left, neighbours found the child wandering lost in the streets of ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposed new project at Mill Creek could help reduce flooding in the area - while also helping the local eel population.
The Development Applications Board was scheduled to debate the construction of a culvert on Mill Creek Road to regulate the ti...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
