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A St George’s man who fell asleep at the wheel after being involved in a crash has been banned from driving for three years.
Darren Pitt, 42, refused to give police a breath sample in two separate incidents last month.
He was first arrested on the af...
DATE: Nov 05, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A veterinarian warned pet owners to take extra care yesterday after he treated two dogs who had eaten rat poison.
Andrew Madeiros, of Ettrick Animal Hospital, said the clinic sometimes dealt with animals who had been exposed to rat bait, but it was u...
DATE: Nov 05, 2018
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Jeremiah Dill was sentenced to 35 years in jail last night after he was convicted of the murder of a 34-year-old man as he left a sports club.
Dill was jailed for 25 years for the shooting of Perry Puckerin and will also serve ten years for the use o...
DATE: Nov 03, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 16-year-old girl denied allegations that she helped to set up the murder of Bermudian teenager Lyrico Steede.
Prosecutors at Nottingham Crown Court allege that the teen, who cannot be identified, lured Mr Steede to a park in Bulwell in February.
Wh...
DATE: Nov 01, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Wheelie bins will soon become mandatory in the City of Hamilton, according to the municipality.
Fines could soon be introduced to penalise those who put out trash early or in inappropriate containers in the city. A spokeswoman for the municipality sa...
DATE: Nov 01, 2018
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police were told that a suspect in the murder of Perry Puckerin had a firearm weeks before the fatal shooting, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
Detective Inspector Michael Redfern, the senior investigating officer for the case since 2014, said t...
DATE: Oct 31, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has upheld a decision by Magistrates’ Court to throw out a charge of driving without due care and attention against lawyer Charles Richardson.
Puisne Judge Shade Subair said prosecutors had offered only “thin” evidence to support th...
DATE: Oct 31, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A row of mahogany trees on a North Hamilton street are to be cut down by the City of Hamilton.
The three trees on Elliott Street in North Hamilton have to go because their roots have damaged sidewalks, roadways and private properties.
Steven DeSilva,...
DATE: Oct 31, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is to start Global Entrepreneurship Week early.
GEW will held worldwide between November 12 and 16, but Global Entrepreneurship Week Bermuda has teamed up with the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, Government’s ICT policy department a...
DATE: Oct 31, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men were referred to the Drug Treatment Court yesterday after they both admitted a series of thefts.
Jahni Thompson, 41, pleaded guilty to six charges including burglary, prowling and having tools for the purpose of burglary.
Thompson, from Hamil...
DATE: Oct 30, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes