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Changes to improve the island’s immigration laws could be on the law books by the end of July, the national security minister signalled yesterday.
Wayne Caines said the latest report by the bipartisan Immigration Reform Group was submitted to him las...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 24-year-old man has been charged with possession of more than $290,000 of drugs with intent to supply.
It was alleged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday that Luri Scott had cannabis, cannabis resin and tetrahydrocannabinol — the active ingredient in c...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A taxi driver punched a minibus operator in the face in a row about passengers at a South Shore beach.
Aaron Scott, 34, admitted in Magistrates’ Court yesterday that he hit Larry Franklin, 67, because he thought he had tried to poach prospective pass...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who stole two motorcycles and took a helmet and clothing from a third has been sent to drug treatment court.
Tarik Ebbin, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of taking a vehicle without consent and several counts of theft related to incidents betw...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A top executive at the Bermuda Tourism Authority is to leave after five years in the job.
Pat Phillip-Fairn, the chief product and experiences development officer, will step down in April for family reasons.
Ms Phillip-Fairn said: “I feel like I’m le...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitted three offences related to drink-driving offences was told he was the embodiment of the reason for the introduction of roadside breath tests.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe told Fabio Barbosa on Monday: “You are the personification o...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A waterside park is to get a major revamp, the City of Hamilton announced yesterday.
The work at Albuoy’s Point off Front Street will include improved lighting, new seats and better access to the harbourfront.
A spokeswoman for the city said: “With t...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager injured in a crash early yesterday is still in hospital in a stable condition.
A police spokesman said the 17-year-old boy was involved in a two-motorcycle collision at about 4.30am at the junction of Cobbs Hill Road and Ord Road in Paget....
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians who hope to improve their health as part of their new year’s resolutions should focus on achievable goals, said a New York doctor set to speak in Bermuda this month.
Paul Lee, medical director for Global Patient Services at NewYork-Presbyt...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are looking for two people who fled the scene of a crash that injured a teenager this morning.
A police spokesman said the two-motorcycle collision took place at about 4.30am near the junction of Cobbs Hill Road and Ord Road, Paget.
The spokes...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes