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A mother of two jailed for importation of cannabis to treat her seizures has lodged an appeal against her sentence.
Natasha York, 41, was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday for bringing in 1,430 grams of cannabis, but magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The LF Wade International Airport suffered a partial power cut this afternoon — but the problem has not caused flight delays.
A Belco spokeswoman said the outage began at 1.10pm when the power system connected to the airport’s north terminal was trip...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police seized drugs, cash and jewellery yesterday after two searches with warrants.
A spokesman said the search warrants were issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act after officers arrested two men on Court Street on unrelated matters.
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda should not become complacent after escaping a “hyperactive” hurricane season, experts warned yesterday.
Steve Cosham, national disaster co-ordinator for the Ministry of National Security, said Bermuda has recorded the strength of storms that ...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said yesterday they had still to hear from the Government about the implementation of a plan to boost education.
Shannon James, BUT president, said teachers were happy to be involved in the creation of Plan 2022. But he ...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Warwick Academy is to launch a new bursary in honour of late artist and former student Molly Godet.
The school has teamed up with a range of local artists to host an art auction to showcase some of Ms Godet’s work as part of the launch. Jessica Mered...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Warwick man was banned from driving for a year yesterday after he refused to take a breath test.
Magistrates’ Court heard Damon Robinson, 40, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday.
Police clocked Robinson on Crow Lane near Hamilton travellin...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Broadway veteran directing this year’s Bermuda Festival wants to take the event to new heights.
TJ Armand, unveiled as the festival’s new executive director this month, said he aimed to make the performing arts festival one of the top internation...
DATE: May 30, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Harbour Nights tonight has been cancelled.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said: “Keeping the safety of our vendors, visitors and logistics team at the forefront of our minds, we regret to announce that tonight’s Harbour Nights even...
DATE: May 30, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother who smuggled 1,430 grams of cannabis products into Bermuda to treat her seizures was jailed for three months yesterday.
Natasha York, 41, told the court cannabis was her only relief from seizures that were responsible for the loss of her job...
DATE: May 29, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes