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A man who fell off his motorcycle in front of a police station and later failed a breath test was banned from driving this week.
Magistrates’ Court heard that a police officer outside Southside police station in St David’s saw Malcolm Cox riding a mo...
DATE: Sep 08, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of National Security apologised last night after he posted a video where he asked a young woman server in a London restaurant for “titty milk”.
Wayne Caines, in London on government business, told The Royal Gazette he was “deeply disappo...
DATE: Sep 07, 2018
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has launched a new application process for businesses to receive National Service Standards certification.
The BTA said 16 businesses have already received certification, which grants benefits including promotion on BTA ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Florence, the first major storm of the season, dropped back down to a Category 3 overnight, with further weakening expected today.
As of noon, the storm’s closest point of approach to Bermuda was forecast as 626 miles east-southeast of the ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s woman was charged yesterday alongside her brother with the 2006 murder of Marcus Gibbings.
Katrina Burgess, 47, was accused in Magistrates’ Court of the premeditated murder of Mr Gibbings with Cleveland Rogers.
Mr Gibbings, from Trinida...
DATE: Sep 06, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chaka Khan, the “Queen of Funk”, and Grammy-winning jazz vocal group The Manhattan Transfer will star at the 2019 Bermuda Festival.
Festival executive director T.J. Armand said Chaka Khan, whose well-known hits include I’m Every Woman, was the perfec...
DATE: Sep 06, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Regulatory Authority has asked the public for input on what should be the service standard for energy providers.
Drafts of the Service Standards have been published online to help the public have a “meaningful role” in the process.
Aaron Smith, R...
DATE: Sep 06, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian Olympic long jump hero struck gold when he made a surprise proposal to his girlfriend at a major athletics competition in Switzerland.
Tyrone Smith popped the question to Sandi Morris, who won silver for the United States in the pole vaul...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Four people charged in connection with a failed hotel development on Hamilton’s Par-la-Ville car park are scheduled to return to Supreme Court next month.
Michael MacLean, who planned to build the hotel, appeared in Supreme Court yesterday along with...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A construction firm was charged today with breaches of the Health Insurance Act and false accounting.
RMS Construction, represented in Magistrates’ Court by owner Ricky Sousa, denied dishonestly making $1,100 of deductions from an employee’s pay by f...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes