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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed early today because of a water shortage.
The office, located in the Botanical Gardens, shut at 4pm today.
A spokesman for the Department said: “DENR is scheduled to reopen as normal tomorrow ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to allow cannabis convictions to be removed from the record was approved in the House of Assembly on Friday.
But Ministers warned that the amendments would probably not remove Bermudians from the United States “stop list”, which makes it ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
MPs have approved legislation to offer tax and duty breaks to several hotel redevelopment projects.
Rosewood Bermuda, which recently underwent major renovations, and the St George’s Club, which is expected to get a revamp soon, will both get breaks.
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DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A supermarket chain is to continue to offer discounts three days a week until the end of next month.
Zach Moniz, the manager at the Lindo’s Group of Companies, said the discount days would shift this week to take into account the Cup Match holiday.
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DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
People caught dumping trash at the island’s parks, docks and bus stops will find themselves in court, the Government warned today.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said anyone found illegally dumping waste would face prosecution.
The spok...
DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was arrested after a weekend crash left a motorcyclist with facial injuries and a broken ankle.
A police spokesman said: “The male motorbike rider sustained a broken nose and other facial injuries as well as a broken ankle.
He added: “He was t...
DATE: Jul 26, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman charged with firearms related offences will go to the Supreme Court for trial, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
The case was dismissed by the Supreme Court last October, but the Court of Appeal overturned the decision in a judgment yesterday.
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DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legal changes are needed to standardise the appointment of future education commissioners, the shadow education minister said yesterday.
Cole Simons added that the Court of Appeal ruling in the case of veteran teacher and education official Gina Tuck...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prosecutors have lodged an appeal to seek a longer prison sentence for a sex offender.
Chez Rogers, 20, was jailed on July 15 after he admitted he had unlawful carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl and lured her. The offences took place between Augu...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A veteran teacher and education official said yesterday she was disappointed but not embittered, after a court rejected her bid to overturn the appointment of the Commissioner of Education.
Gina Tucker had argued that she was not given a fair opportu...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes