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Government has praised the efforts of volunteers, the Royal Bermuda Regiment, the Mirrors Programme and the Department of Parks workers who helped clean up Southlands on Saturday.
The community clean-up was the first of five scheduled to take place b...
DATE: Jul 04, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Changes to the management of sex offenders in prison are working, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs said this morning.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate: “Sex offenders who do not complete the required programmes during incarceratio...
DATE: Jul 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 20-year-old man has denied a charge of attempted murder in connection with a shooting.
Zachary Fox, 21, pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court to attempting to murder Richard Steede on Happy Valley Road, Pembroke, on November 28.
He also denied an alt...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Special Olympics Bermuda is on a mission to bring people together this month with its Revolution is Inclusion campaign.
The non-profit group will post weekly inspirational videos on its Facebook page, along with information, throughout the month.
A s...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Court of Appeal has released its reasons for a decision to uphold an order that barred two lawyers from representing the patients of Ewart Brown.
Sir Christopher Clarke, the President of the Court of Appeal, said in a written judgment: “It was, i...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Yara Shahidi, star of the hit US shows Black-ish and Grown-ish, sparked social media attention with a visit to Bermuda.
Ms Shahidi, who starred in the film The Sun Is Also a Star, visited with her family last month with the support of the Bermuda Tou...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The start of this year’s the Destination Dockyard event series has been set back a week due to weather.
The event series, organised by Wedco, the Bermuda Tourism Authority and PinkSand Entertainment, was scheduled to begin its second summer season to...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier has accused the British Government of an attempt to impose “modern-day colonialism”.
David Burt said that the Overseas Territories would resist efforts by the British Government to enforce public registers of beneficial ownership.
He adde...
DATE: Jun 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton will have to cover the cost of moving power lines underground in the city, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
The municipality launched legal action against Belco after the energy company said it would charge the corporation $...
DATE: Jun 28, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was shocked to see thousands of bees swarm outside her home.
Marlene Bicchieri was horrified and did not know what to do with the insect invaders, but Wild Island Apiaries came to the rescue and bagged more than 15,000 bees for rehoming at no...
DATE: Jun 28, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes