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The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority has reminded the public that drones are not allowed near the airport as troubles continue at Gatwick airport.
Thomas Dunstan, director general of the BCAA, said: “Commercial and personal unmanned aircraft — drones...
DATE: Dec 22, 2018
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The British Airways flight from London to Bermuda was among hundreds cancelled yesterday amid security fears over illegal drone flights at Gatwick airport.
But BA flew an aircraft to Bermuda from London Heathrow to transport passengers booked to leav...
DATE: Dec 21, 2018
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The $1.7 million white elephant flagship of the police fleet is up for sale.
A police spokesman said the Australian-built MV Guardian was on the market because “the cost of maintaining it outweighs the benefit of retaining it”.
The boat, which spen...
DATE: Dec 21, 2018
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A Pembroke man denied wounding a neighbour in an altercation near Spanish Point.
Kevin Mello, 38, pleaded not guilty today to a charge of wounding Joshua Madeiros on Tuesday.
Magistrate Tyrone Chin remanded Mello into custody until January 4, when th...
DATE: Dec 21, 2018
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A Pembroke man was banned from the road for three years today after he admitted drinking and driving for the second time in two years.
Anthony Thomas, 56, pleaded guilty to driving while impaired on December 2.
Magistrates’ Court heard that at 4.45pm...
DATE: Dec 21, 2018
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Police have arrested a 38-year-old man accused of stabbing a neighbour in a fight over a kite.
“It appears that a 26-year-old Pembroke man and a 38-year-old Pembroke man — neighbours — had an altercation on a path between Stovell Bay Road and North C...
DATE: Dec 20, 2018
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A group of culinary apprentices will travel to Prince Edward Island, Canada, to train with the support of the Department of Workforce Development.
Devon Nepier, Sierra Symonds, Kalea Steede, Jomeko Mallory and Kalen Mills — all of whom work at the Fa...
DATE: Dec 20, 2018
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Bermuda’s wartime air heroes will be honoured tomorrow with a special stamp series issued to mark the 100th birthday of the Royal Air Force.
The four stamps from the Bermuda Post Office highlight Rowe Spurling, who fought in the First World War, and ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2018
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A man seriously injured last week in a crash near Blackwatch Pass has been released from hospital.
A police spokesman said the 49-year-old man suffered chest pain after hitting a wall on North Shore Road, Pembroke, near the north gate of Government H...
DATE: Dec 19, 2018
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Bermuda bid farewell to former Commissioner of Police Frederick “Penny” Bean yesterday in a well-attended ceremony at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton.
Police commissioner Stephen Corbishley said Mr Bean had a profound impact on all...
DATE: Dec 18, 2018
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