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Ewart Brown, the former Premier of Bermuda, was charged with 13 counts of corruption in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the 13 charges included five related to agreements with the Lahey Clinic, t...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
British Airways have further cut back service between Bermuda and the UK because of Covid-19.
The airline – which had offered five flights per week in December – will reduce service to one flight per week.
As of next week, flights will arrive in Berm...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man yesterday denied a charge of attempted murder in connection with a shooting last March.
Kyari Flood, 21, pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court to a charge of attempted murder in connection to the March 24 shooting on Parson’s Road in...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys landscaper was dealt $1,800 in fines after he admitted using a stolen bank card to buy alcohol and cigarettes.
Robert DeSilva, 40, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Monday to charges that he stole a bank card and $10 in cash on October...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new interactive mural was unveiled in Hamilton today as part of a bid to beautify the city.
The mural of a sailboat at sunset by Bermudian artist Katie Ewles was designed to encourage the public to pose with it as if they were blowing the boat forw...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Meals part of Restaurant Weeks special deals can be home-delivered for the first time, it was announced today.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said that several restaurants involved in the annual promotion had struck a deal with delivery firm Sargasso ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who threw two block parties in breach of Covid-19 regulations was yesterday fined $2,500.
Magistrates’ Court heard one of the “Pandemic Saturdays – Wet and Wild Edition“ parties had more than three times the maximum of 50 people present.
Carl ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A major five-year effort is under way to protect Bermuda’s seagrass beds – and the species that rely on them to survive.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the ministry launched a restoration project last summer and installed large mesh...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A family yesterday accused a neighbouring landowner of taking a slice of their property – now owned by the Spanish Point Boat Club – at the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses.
Brittany Robinson said her great-grandfather, Heman Smith, bo...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A father-of-three who spent nine days unconscious on life support after a major stroke woke up just in time to wish his wife a Merry Christmas, she revealed at the weekend.
Joel Boyd, a 36-year-old accountant, was airlifted off the island on December...
DATE: Jan 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes