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A replica rifle was seized today and two men arrested, police have revealed.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley warned the two risked being shot.
He added: “Not only did these individuals behave recklessly and irresponsibly causing members of ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of virtual meetings to discuss proposals to slash the number of public primary schools is to start next week.
An education ministry spokeswoman said it was hoped a “broad cross section of Bermuda’s public” would join the meetings to discuss ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Front Street building could get a major redevelopment with more than a dozen apartments added.
The in-principle application, submitted earlier this month, proposed significant changes to the Frith Building at 57 Front Street and 24 Reid Street.
The...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior Customs officer yesterday told a jury she saw an alleged drug smuggler look back towards the baggage area as she left the airport without her luggage – which was later found to contain $700,000 worth of drugs.
Dawnette Bell, a principal Cust...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo will reopen its doors next Monday after a month-long closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Flatts area attraction shut its doors on December 12 after an increase in coronavirus cases on the island.
A spokes...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 39-year-old man yesterday denied an allegation that he exposed himself to a teenage girl.
The man, from St George’s, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to a charge of intruding on the privacy of a child in a manner likel...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitted the theft of a bottle of wine was yesterday sent to Mental Health Court.
Jordayo Johnston, 29, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that on October 25 last year, Johnston was seen acting in a suspici...
DATE: Jan 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother accused of drug smuggling left luggage found to contain more that $700,000 worth of drugs at the airport, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Prosecutors alleged Ranae Furbert, 29, imported cannabis, cannabis resin and tetrahydrocannabinol in...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Repairs to a badly damaged section of Harbour Road are expected to be completed by the middle of next month, the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.
Emergency repairs were started on the waterside lane between Burnt House Hill and Tamarind Vale ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man who refused a breath test because he feared he would contract Covid-19 was banned from the roads.
Reuben Mayho, 59, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon.
The court heard he had been stopped by police...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes