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A shop worker was in shock after a neighbourhood store was robbed at knifepoint on Saturday morning.
Adelle Burgess said a man in black came into The Mini Market, on Ord Road, Paget, at about 8.30am, locked the door behind him and brandished a large,...
DATE: Mar 11, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A collision between a car and a van near the bottom of Store Hill in Smith’s resulted in damaged vehicles but no serious injuries.
A police spokesman said officers responded to the collision on North Shore Road shortly after noon on Thursday.
The spo...
DATE: Mar 10, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 100 women came together this afternoon for the 11th Annual Women’s Tea, hosted by the Bermuda Industrial Union.
The event, held as part of International Women’s Day celebrations, featured food, live music and a presentation by Kristin Burt....
DATE: Mar 09, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Members of Parliament are scheduled to the House of Assembly today to continue the Budget debate.
MPs are expected to focus on the Department of Regulatory Affairs and the Department of Transport.
The House of Assembly will also tackle the Proceeds o...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, promised Hamilton’s change from a municipality to a quango would helped aid the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront.
Questioned by city residents at a public meeting last night, the minister maintained t...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A student at Whitney Institute Middle School injured two others with “equipment from an art class” in a “recent incident”, according to Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education.
Ms Richards said yesterday: “Any incident such as this is taken ve...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An announcement about the new bus schedule is expected next week, the Minister of Tourism and Transport said last night.
Zane DeSilva said the ministry hoped to deliver “great news” about the long-awaited new timetable on Monday. He was speaking two ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of trying to smuggle $9.5 million of heroin into Bermuda said he had no idea packages of the drug were hidden in his suitcase.
Josef Vlcek, 49, told police in a recorded interview he had bought the bags in an East London market and had ...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s residents were told a Government announcement about the introduction of a new bus schedule could come this week.
During the meeting, held on Tuesday night to discuss Government’s plan to change the municipalities into quangos, several mem...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Supporters of a charity established to help girls in rural Sierra Leone delved into the waters of South Shore for a fridgid fundraiser yesterday.
Abayomi Carmichael, executive director of Elevating Hope, said the Great Bermuda Penguin Swim at John Sm...
DATE: Mar 06, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes