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A teenage woman was yesterday arrested in connection with an early morning stabbing incident at a beach bar.
Police said yesterday afternoon that the 19-year-old, believed to be from Paget, was being held in custody.
The arrest came after an 18-year-...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who fought a 14-year legal battle after he was humiliated in public over gay porn has been given $125,000 in compensation.
The Supreme Court ruled that Dwight Lambert, who was cleared on charges of importation of obscene material in Magistrates...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 15-year-old arrested in connection with the theft of a visitor’s handbag has been released on police bail.
But a police spokesman said efforts to find a second suspect are ongoing over the incident last Friday at 12.15pm.
The spokesman said: “It no...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College has adopted a new flag and brand as part of its Vision 2023 Strategic Plan.
The college has unveiled a new turquoise and white logo intended to symbolise the various paths that bring students to the institution and reflect its strateg...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenage woman has been arrested in connection with an early-morning stabbing at Horseshoe Bay.
A police spokesman said a 19-year-old woman, believed to be from Paget, was this afternoon in custody for the attack, which left an 18-year-old woman wit...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ferry brought to Bermuda to transport cruise ship passengers has been out of action for more than month after it hit a reef, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
But the owners of the Spirit of St George’s said the ferry was scheduled to be back in operat...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bank of Jamaica has warned its customers that it will no longer exchange Bermuda dollars from today.
A statement from the country’s central bank, released last Friday, said it would stop exchanging Bermuda bills at its counters because it has bee...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian company is on the hunt for businesses to sponsor the battle against invasive lionfish.
Atlantic Lionshare spent five years developing a remote-controlled mini-submarine to hunt lionfish in deep water, which is now being tested in Florida....
DATE: Aug 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A repeat drink-driver who is a danger to the public was jailed for a year after he refused to take part in the DUI Court programme.
Franklyn Pearman, 40, was also banned from the roads for five years after he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday....
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a man charged with burglary and sexual assault began in Supreme Court yesterday.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied allegations that he broke into a house in Devonshire on November 24 last year with the int...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes