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Prosecutors yesterday alleged that two guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found in a woman’s bedroom.
Alan Richards, for the Crown, told the Supreme Court that the weapons and ammunition were found after police carried out a search of a h...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The history of Asian immigration to Bermuda will be highlighted today.
A Visible Minority: Asian Diasporas in Bermuda, organised by the Department of Culture, will be held at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, with the public invited t...
DATE: Aug 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 68-year-old woman was found dead in a Hamilton park today, police said.
A police spokeswoman said emergency services attended the Queen Elizabeth Park off Hamilton’s Queen Street about 2.15pm.
The spokeswoman added: “On arrival, medical personnel d...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The seas around Bermuda have already started to suffer from damage caused by climate change, an island researcher has warned.
Nick Bates, a senior scientist and director of research at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science, said Bermuda’s waters had...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A solar farm at the airport could be operational soon, the Government said yesterday.
Jeanne Nikolai, the Government’s director of energy, said the developers were “very close” to finishing the commissioning process.
She added: “It could be as soon a...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 70 students have been given a leg-up to continue their education through this year’s Government scholarships and awards scheme.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, unveiled the award winners yesterday and congratulated the winners for...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Competitors are set to return to the beach next month as the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition returns.
Hannah Emmerson, the event organiser, said the Horseshoe Bay competition was given the green light to go ahead on September 4, with appropriate Covid...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A widow who sued a bank over the sale of a foreclosed St George’s home has had her case struck out by the Supreme Court.
Denise Trew argued that HSBC Bermuda had failed to get the best possible price for the sale of the property left to her by her ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A union leader has threatened the Premier with a major strike unless changes to decertification votes in workplaces are ditched.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, wrote to David Burt that a “two day shutdown” had been appr...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of signs were erected on East Broadway yesterday morning in protest over new Covid requirements, set to come into effect later yesterday.
The signs together read: “Unite Bermuda. Do not comply. SafeKey is SlaveKey”.
Eugene Dean of the press...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes