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A cruise ship passenger caught with cocaine was fined $2,500 fine in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that Daniel Trujillo, 32, was stopped by customs officers at Heritage Wharf last Thursday.
The court heard that officers searched the Rockaway, N...
DATE: Aug 30, 2018
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A 27-year-old man who threatened and swore at police was jailed for 30 days yesterday.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Keno Lambert became aggressive after police were sent to a report of a public nuisance at White Hill Field in Sandys about 9.30pm on ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2018
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Seafarers have been warned about a section of dry dock and a damaged sea plane adrift near the island.
The sea plane was being used by a US university for research when it was abandoned 250 miles west-southwest of Bermuda after an emergency landing.
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DATE: Aug 29, 2018
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A truck driver who fled the scene of a car crash was banned from the road for a year yesterday.
Luis Raposo, 37, also admitted that he refused a breath test after the incident in the early hours on August 14.
Magistrates’ Court heard that at about 12...
DATE: Aug 29, 2018
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The number of Bermudians in the workforce increased for the first time in 11 years in 2017.
The Government’s Department of Statistics said that, based on last year’s Employment Survey, the number of people employed in Bermuda rose by 178 from 33,481 ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2018
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A man whose wife died in a boat crash in Hamilton Harbour said yesterday there was “no justice” in the trial of the man responsible for her death.
Andrew Lake, 27, was found not guilty of manslaughter by a majority decision last Friday after a Suprem...
DATE: Aug 29, 2018
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A boat helmsman who caused the death of a visitor from New Zealand escaped with a suspended prison sentence yesterday.
Andrew Lake, 27, was sentenced to eight months in jail, suspended for two years, and 100 hours of community service for his role in...
DATE: Aug 28, 2018
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Divers caught a glimpse of a hammerhead shark while exploring a South Shore shipwreck on Saturday.
Chris Gauntlett of Blue Water Divers said they spotted the shark while diving around The Hermes, which lies about a mile off Horseshoe Bay.
Mr Gauntlet...
DATE: Aug 27, 2018
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A man charged with manslaughter after a boat crash that claimed the life of a woman visitor walked free from court yesterday.
A Supreme Court jury cleared Andrew Lake of the manslaughter of New Zealander Mary McKee in Hamilton Harbour last year after...
DATE: Aug 25, 2018
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Family Centre has invited the public to enjoy music on the sand at its annual Beach Bash fundraiser.
The event, which is the charity’s largest annual fundraiser, will be held at the Fairmont Southampton Ocean Club on September 15 and will feature a r...
DATE: Aug 25, 2018
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