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New electronic monitoring devices could be used to detect alcohol use as well as monitor the movements of criminals, the Attorney-General said yesterday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate: “The overall design and data are being reviewed to advance f...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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A server at the Fairmont Southampton has been named the Tourism Ambassador of the Year by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Gary Pitt, 29, said: “My daily goal I set for myself is to make sure that our guests have a memorable experience while I serve th...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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An old HSBC building on Hamilton’s Front Street is in line for a transformation into shops and offices.
The six-floor Albuoy’s Point building will also get underground parking if a planning application is approved.
The application from MND Properties...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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Mirrors honoured their best and brightest volunteers for their hard work and dedication to the programme.
The Mirrors Volunteer Appreciation Reception, held last Friday, recognised more than 60 volunteers who had repeatedly stepped forward to help.
A...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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The Bermuda Police Service will no longer take cash or cheques to pay for clearance certificates, police reports or fingerprinting as of September 1.
A police spokesman said the change would allow the Bermuda Police Service to focus on keeping the co...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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A homeless woman was jailed for ten days after she stole a carton of chocolate milk.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Trimiea Roland, 30, was seen walking into Hamilton MarketPlace at around 12.30pm on Tuesday.
She then went to the store, opened a carto...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two Bermudian students were given the opportunity to learn on board the CMV Oleander as they consider a career in the shipping industry.
Matthew Stephens, 17, and Timothy Webb, 22, were given a tour of the container ship and dock operations and were ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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A bid to protect the island’s small population of common terns has been launched.
Boaters have been asked to avoid some islands and buoys to safeguard the nesting birds.
Common terns — relatives of the island’s iconic longtails — are rare in Bermuda....
DATE: Jul 25, 2018
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Work on new bridges in the East End is under way, the public works minister has said.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House that public presentations on the new Longbird and Swing bridges would be made soon.
He told MPs last Friday: “Plans ar...
DATE: Jul 25, 2018
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A civil servant accused of a series of sexual offences against a child appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The 43-year-old Sandys man was charged with seven offences.
Prosecutors alleged that on March 27, the defendant showed a boy, who was und...
DATE: Jul 24, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes