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A 22-year-old man charged with attempted murder walked free from court yesterday after he was found not guilty by a jury.
Zachary Fox said just after the verdict was announced in Supreme Court: “I’m happy to be a free man. That’s all.”
Mr Fox was cha...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The health minister last night highlighted the need to avoid social events after two more coronavirus cases were detected.
One of the cases was a resident who returned to the island on the February 20 American Airlines flight from Miami who tested po...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Proposed spending cuts included in the 2021/22 Budget statement could be tough to maintain, an economist warned yesterday.
Peter Everson, a businessman and former president of the Chamber of Commerce, said: “The hard part, as always, is will the Gove...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has committed to a $10 million guarantee to support further development of the Bermudiana Beach Resort in Warwick.
In his Budget speech, Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the redevelopment of the property – originally ere...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenage stab victim was last night in “serious but stable condition” after he was knifed in the chest at Hamilton Bus Terminal.
The 16-year-old boy is being treated in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit after emergency surg...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Finance should cut taxes and fees for businesses to re-energise the economy, it was claimed yesterday.
Green-friendly projects, increased support for youth services, and breaks for charities that provide essential services, were other...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The legal battle over a bid to axe the Corporation of Hamilton wound up in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers said the Municipalities Reform Act – which would change the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos le...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The traditional Bermuda Agricultural Exhibition will return in April – but as an online event.
The virtual exhibition, to be held on April 23, will showcase a range of exhibits including exotic chicken breeds, rabbits, pigeons, ducks and guinea pigs,...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An alleged gunman insisted yesterday that he did not carry out shooting incident near his home.
Zachary Fox, 22, told the Supreme Court that he had been a drug dealer and a gang member, but was not a murderer.
Mr Fox said: “I do not shoot at people. ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton yesterday claimed the proposed abolition of the municipalities was a misguided attempt to destroy a perceived “white oligarchy”.
The Corporation argued in the Supreme Court that amendments to the Municipalities Reform Act ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes