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The sights and sounds of the Gombey will return to the spotlight next weekend at the 2019 Bermuda International Gombey Festival.
This year’s event, hosted by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, will feature panel discussions, a document...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior denied allegations that he sexually touched a young boy more than 40 years ago.
The 84-year-old defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was accused of indecently assaulting a child, unlawfully causing the child to commit an in...
DATE: Oct 05, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man who stabbed a neighbour in a dispute about a noisy kite has been jailed for 16 months.
Kevin Mello, 38, who admitted wounding Joshua Madeiros last December, will also have to serve two years of probation when he is released.
Under the ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police took a woman into custody for her own safety yesterday after she was seen partially clothed and in distress and in Hamilton.
A police spokesman said that, at about 12.30pm, members of the public reported a “dark complexioned woman appeared to ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man who stabbed a neighbour in the shoulder during a row about a noisy kite will be sentenced this afternoon in the Supreme Court.
Kevin Mello, 38, pleaded guilty earlier this year to wounding Joshua Madeiros on December 18, 2018, stabbing...
DATE: Oct 03, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager was arrested after a high-speed chase that resulted in a police car hitting a barrier.
Police officers saw a motorcyclist commit a traffic offence near the junction of Church Street and King Street on Wednesday, shortly after 8am.
A police...
DATE: Oct 03, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeless man stole a Dunkley’s Dairy truck while staff were making a delivery and went joyriding in the vehicle.
Ernest Smith, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty yesterday to aggravated taking of a vehicle in connection with the May 27 theft.
The ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man held behind bars for more than 2½ years on cannabis charges has been set free after the Supreme Court ruled that his constitutional rights had been breached.
Assistant Justice Delroy Duncan ordered the retrial of Dennis Robinson be stayed after...
DATE: Oct 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will today launch its new cybersecurity strategy, with a series of “lunch and learn” sessions scheduled throughout October.
Wayne Caines, Minister of National Security, said information technology has become critical for the island, and the G...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has secured an agreement to borrow up to $200 million to cover the costs of the Morgan’s Point guarantee, MPs were told yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said that a one-year term loan facility deal with the Bank of...
DATE: Sep 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes