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Demolition crews have started to tear down the historic Albert Row near the entrance to Dockyard.
The row of terraced houses on Malabar Road, Ireland Island, Sandys, housed tradesmen when the Dockyard was a major industrial complex that supported Roy...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American actor famed for his portrayal of writer and humorist Mark Twain was yesterday praised by a Bermudian actor who tackled the same role.
Hal Holbrook – who portrayed Mark Twain, a regular visitor to Bermuda, on stage for more than six decade...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans for yacht racing to return to the former home of the America’s Cup have been submitted to planners.
Proposals submitted to the Department of Planning outlined a range of temporary buildings to create a race village for the SailGP competition.
T...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Commissioner of Police has argued that an officer fired after he turned off a body camera before he allegedly struck a suspect should not be allowed to return to the service.
A lawyer for Stephen Corbishley said in the Supreme Court that officer...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police crackdown on unlicensed and uninsured vehicles – along with a crash and a stalled bus - slowed traffic into Hamilton to a crawl this morning.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said officers partnered with the Transport Control Department as...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian woman has been admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.
Hannah Keane graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
She later studied at the BPP College of Law, where she completed her bar exams and was a...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Same-sex marriage would not prevent people who believed that only people of opposite genders should be allowed to wed from the practice of their faith, a top lawyer said today.
Lord Pannick QC, for supporters of same-sex marriage before the Privy Co...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda resident has come under fire for her use of US funds as the American ambassador to South Africa.
The Washington International Diplomatic Academy, a diplomatic training organisation, claimed that Lana Marks – a luxury handbag designer...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A family has alleged that Government maladministration cost them land in Southampton.
The Darrell family told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss yesterday that records show they owned a section of land bisected by Riviera Estates Road ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The legal battle over same-sex marriage in Bermuda began in London this morning as a senior UK lawyer argued the legislated ban on such unions was not discriminatory.
Jonathan Crow, QC, representing the Attorney-General of Bermuda, argued that legisl...
DATE: Feb 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes