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A man who broke into an art gallery and stole cash when he was under a court supervision order has been sentenced to time served.
Junius Caines, 52, admitted that he stole $40 in bills and $20 in dollar coins from the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman found guilty of drug offences has appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn her convictions on the ground that her trial was delayed for too long.
Rebecca Wallington, 45, from Southampton, was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court of possession ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The AXA End-to-End will take to Bermuda’s roads today, rain or shine.
Organisers this afternoon urged participants to keep an eye on the weather forecast before setting out.
The Bermuda Weather Service has forecast rainy conditions throughout tomorro...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 33-year-old mother who almost died of Covid-19 appealed yesterday for young people to put safety first and “really think about” vaccination.
Derrika Johnson said: “This Covid is real. I thought my life was over.
“I wasn’t going to get the vaccine ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An international ratings agency was wrong in its assessment that the island “lagged” behind in the creation of ways to tackle climate change, the home affairs minister insisted today.
Walter Roban said he disagreed with the Kroll Bond Rating Agency r...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of webinars about Bermuda’s oceans is set to launch early next month, organised by the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme.
BEACH – the BOPP Environmental Awareness Chat Hour – will be a series of free 60-minute panel discussions about the us...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of British MP David Amess, the head of the British-Bermuda All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Ali Harbi Ali has been charged with both the murder and preparation of terrorists acts in connection to last ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental charity has appealed for volunteers to hit the beach next month as part of an island-wide clean up.
The Keep Bermuda Beautiful Coastal Clean Up, sponsored by financial services firm EY, will tackle trash at more than 40 sites around ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American healthcare worker said he was delighted to be on the island after he endured mountainous waves on a solo voyage in a tiny boat from New York.
Anthony Lisske, 49, told The Royal Gazette yesterday that he had picked a good weather window fo...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Home Affairs has urged the public to provide their thoughts on a proposed ban on single-use plastics before the end of the month.
The Government released a policy paper on the proposal this summer, with the deadline for comments on Oc...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes