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A man accused of trying to smuggle ecstasy worth $236,500 and other drugs into the island hidden in baby supplies and shirts told customs officers he was surprised when they found the contraband in a suitcase.
Edward Jaloni Albouy, 25, denied attempt...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man pulled over by police after he appeared “unsteady” on his motorbike has been banned and fined for drink-driving.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Nelson Cabral, 39, was stopped by officers on Jubilee Road in Devonshire.
Cabral admitted he had been...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Airbnb officially launched Airbnb Experiences in Bermuda today in partnership with the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The initiative offers guests a range of different Bermudian tours and experiences organised by local entrepreneurs and experts which can...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Young people need to build their self-esteem to help them beat cyberbullies, a top US motivational speaker said yesterday.
A’Ric Jackson, author of 5 Things Your Guidance Counsellor Didnt Tell You, will discuss the problem with pupils and parents tod...
DATE: Mar 27, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Registration for children due to start preschool and Primary 1 for the next school year has been delayed because of low student enrolment.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said: “This delay comes as a result of the need for the Ministry of...
DATE: Mar 27, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Applications for betting shop licences may be “rubber-stamped” by the Government, the chairman of the Betting Licensing Authority warned yesterday.
Juan Wolffe, the senior magistrate, questioned how much investigation could be done if a request for a...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Darrin Simons will become Deputy Commissioner of Police next month after he passed the Strategic Command Course in the UK.
Mr Simons, who was successful in his application to be the next Deputy Commissioner last year, is the first serving Bermuda pol...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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A “damning” report into the condition of the island’s schools highlighted systematic problems that must be addressed, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
Cole Simons, Shadow Minister of Education, thanked the Government for its transparency in rel...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man injured when his motorbike was in collision with a taxi last night was today in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
A police spokesman said emergency services were called to a two vehicle collision on South Road, Warwick, nea...
DATE: Mar 25, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than half the sex abuse cases reported to government watchdogs last year were child-on-child assaults, the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General has revealed.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate that 51 per cent of sex abuse allegations refer...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes