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Two books written to highlight the history of art in Bermuda have been released.
Jonathan Land Evans has released a text-only preview edition online of the trilogy Bermuda in Painted Representation, which details paintings connected to the island.
Mr...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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A man jailed for the murder of Perry Puckerin has lost an appeal against his conviction.
Jeremiah Dill, 35, was sentenced to 35 years behind bars after a jury found he fatally shot Mr Puckerin as he was about to leave Hamilton Parish Workman’s Club o...
DATE: Jun 18, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 31-year-old was yesterday dealt a $750 fine in Magistrates’ Court after he admitted cursing at an officer on Harbour Road.
Alexander Raynor pleaded guilty to a single count of using offensive words towards an officer in a public place in the Sunday...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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A man who repeatedly breached curfew was yesterday given $3,000 in fines in Magistrates’ Court.
Sergio Robinson Woolridge, 29, admitted that he left his Pembroke home after the 11pm curfew on June 12, 13 and 14 but insisted he only did so to find his...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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The men behind a Covid-19 tracking app appealed to the public to embrace the technology to help the island stay one step ahead of the coronavirus.
Lee McArthur and Gabriel Jones, who developed HealthIQ, said in an online question and answer session l...
DATE: Jun 16, 2020
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians will take to the streets this Bermuda Heroes Weekend — but in a new kind of way.
The traditional Bermuda Carnival was cancelled over Covid-19 fears, but the weekend will be marked with a Black Lives Matter march designed to highlight the i...
DATE: Jun 13, 2020
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A programme for young people that has operated for almost 25 years is to shut its doors.
Clare Mello, the executive director for YouthNet, said the decision came after five years of financial problems — and the Covid-19 pandemic was the last straw.
M...
DATE: Jun 13, 2020
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Firefighters tackled a blaze in a car in Pembroke.
The vehicle was fully alight, near to a two-storey home, when a fire truck arrived at the scene shortly before 11.50pm on Thursday.
A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Firefighters qui...
DATE: Jun 12, 2020
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A careless driving motorbike rider was fined $3,000 yesterday after he ignored a police order to stop in an attempt to avoid traffic tickets.
Tekeste Goater, 37, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges that he failed to stop for police and dr...
DATE: Jun 11, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday with making a series of “menacing” demands for money from a woman.
Jahmeco Blakeney, 40, was accused of making unlawful demands for money from Paulette Godfrey on June 2 and demands with menace on Jun...
DATE: Jun 11, 2020
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