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A Canadian engineer praised for his work for the Bermuda Government has admitted being involved in dishonest practices in Canada.
Yves “Bob” Lortie, from Quebec, served as a chief engineer for the Ministry of Public Works for three years and was hail...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager tearfully told the Supreme Court yesterday how an adult man sexually violated her in his office while she was still in middle school.
The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the defendant from the stand: “I don’t unders...
DATE: Sep 12, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a 58-year-old man accused of a string of sexual offences against an underage girl began in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The Devonshire man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has denied sexually touching the preteen while in a p...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Red Cross has raised more than $100,000 in a week to help families whose lives were torn apart by Hurricane Dorian.
The Category 5 hurricane tore through the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama last week, destroying thousands of homes and kill...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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A convicted sex offender was ordered yesterday to wear an electronic monitoring device after he failed to provide any evidence to support his claim that it would cause him pain.
Junius Caines, 50, was imprisoned last year after he was convicted of a ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Red Cross has already raised almost $29,000 in donations to support the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
Ann Spencer-Arscott, executive director of the charity, said: “As a community, Bermuda is always very supportive of our siste...
DATE: Sep 07, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two guest workers set to leave the island in less than two weeks were ordered to pay $1,000 fines for alcohol-related offences.
Graham Lee, 28, and Ben Jewell, 29, were arrested within minutes of one another at the same gas station for separate offen...
DATE: Sep 07, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Massachusetts man who was caught with cocaine in his cruise ship cabin was ordered to pay $750 before he can leave the island.
Kyle Melannson, 29, from Leominster, pleaded guilty yesterday to importing cocaine and THC — the active ingredient in can...
DATE: Sep 07, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 40-year-old man has denied intruding on a woman’s privacy in her own home.
The Devonshire man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, formally pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court on Tuesday.
The incident is alleged to have happened in St George’s o...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane activity continued to build yesterday — but none of the three storms in the Atlantic are considered threats to Bermuda.
Hurricane Dorian, which battered the Bahamas for almost two days and caused at least twenty deaths, was off the coast of...
DATE: Sep 05, 2019
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes