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Bermuda’s thin blue line has to police itself, the national security minister has said.
Wayne Caines told police they must hold each other accountable in the wake of a 2½-year sentence given to an officer for corruption.
Mr Caines praised the hard wo...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new group to tackle the risks of climate change to Bermuda has been set up.
Glenn Fubler, a spokesman for the Bermuda Climate Action Network. said members had met for several months to find ways to cope with the global emergency of climate change a...
DATE: Dec 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former police officer was jailed for 2½ years yesterday for dumping more than 60 traffic tickets for his own profit.
Pc Kyle Wheatley, 34, resigned from the Bermuda Police Service on Monday after he pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to conspiracy...
DATE: Dec 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A sex offender released just months ago was back behind bars yesterday after it was alleged he breached a supervision order.
Junius Caines appeared in the Supreme Court, where it was claimed he had broken his curfew, failed a urine test for drugs and...
DATE: Dec 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prosecutors asked for a woman who admitted the theft of more than $110,000 from her employers to be jailed for a year.
Deidre Woolgar, 46, pleaded guilty in June to charges of theft and false accounting after her employers found she failed to deposit...
DATE: Dec 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A supermarket group has donated half a million dollars to help build a new Agape House hospice.
Giorgio Zanol, the president of the Lindo’s Group, said his family had benefited from Agape and challenged others to match the company’s donation.
Mr Zano...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Changes to the healthcare insurance system will go ahead, despite a call from the Opposition to put the plans on hold, the Government said yesterday.
The Government added it would not extend the consultation period on the changes — which ended on Sun...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A slump in retail sales needs urgent action, the Opposition has claimed.
Nick Kempe, the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow finance minister, said that a change in approach was needed to protect Bermudian jobs.
Mr Kempe added: “Last week we heard from Zan...
DATE: Dec 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Parks has sent out a request for proposal for concessions at several beaches and parks for next summer.
A spokesman for the Department said they are looking for qualified concessionaires to submit proposals for Church Bay, Horseshoe...
DATE: Dec 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Social media posts that identified a customs officer as the man at the centre of an international police investigation were wrong, a police spokesman said yesterday.
The spokesman said a 41-year-old man had been arrested in connection with an investi...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes