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A magistrate launched legal action yesterday for wrongful arrest against the Attorney-General and a police officer.
Khamisi Tokunbo filed a writ against the Commissioner of Police last year, but the Supreme Court heard yesterday that he wanted to ame...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Responsibility for business development and international business has been shifted from the Premier to the Minister of Labour, the Government announced yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Cabinet Office said Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, would...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man jailed for killing a star footballer has argued in the island’s highest court of appeal in London that he was convicted on evidence that should not have been allowed.
Devon Hewey was sentenced to life behind bars in 2013 with co-accused Jay Dil...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Counsel for a man accused of the gun murder of a man as he left a Christmas party appealed to a jury yesterday to scrutinise the evidence and weigh the motivations of witnesses.
Charles Richardson, who appeared for defendant Taaj Muhammad, said the e...
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones have submitted new plans to rebuild South Shore, Devonshire resort Ariel Sands
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A three-year action plan to bring additional protection for Bermuda’s marine environment in partnership with Britain has begun to be drafted.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly on Friday that efforts to bring the ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A German tall ship docked on Front Street has turned heads this week.
The Alexander Von Humboldt II, a tall ship used for sail training, arrived in Bermuda on Wednesday after it set out from the Dominican Republic earlier this month.
The ship — nickn...
DATE: Feb 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who broke into a teenager’s bedroom and raped her is to be released from prison on Monday, the Ministry of Legal Affairs confirmed yesterday.
TeWolde Mathin Selassie, 44, was sentenced to 25 years for the 2005 assault on a 15-year-old girl.
Kat...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Immigration plans to phase out hard-copy paper certificates, letters and work permit documents as part of an effort to automate the island’s immigration system.
A paperless immigration system is being developed, the labour minister ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A project engineer has been hired to consult on refurbishment works at Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy facility, with work expected to take three to four years to “engineer, tender procure and execute”.
Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, t...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes