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The home affairs minister said the Government was considering the introduction of an English test for work permits.
Walton Brown said consultation on the proposal is under way and tests could be introduced before the end of the month.
Mr Brown said: ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2018
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Hurricane Leslie is expected to pass 433 miles from the island this afternoon, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
The Bermuda Weather Service’s 11.30am update said: “The main impact to Bermuda will be large easterly swells which are generating...
DATE: Oct 04, 2018
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Two American tourists were fined a combined total of $12,000 in Magistrates’ Court for having prescription-based “medical marijuana” after spending several days in custody in Hamilton Police Station.
Serenade of the Seas passengers David Hutchins, 23...
DATE: Oct 03, 2018
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A man who almost collided with a police car while over the drink-driving limit was fined and banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday.
Nedio Medeiros, 39, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday on Trimingham Hill in Paget.
The court heard ...
DATE: Oct 03, 2018
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A fundraiser planned for a woman battling cancer became instead a way to help pay for her funeral after she died before the event.
Maria Caisey lost her fight just three days before organiser Jamal Hart held the Catch A Fire event to raise funds to a...
DATE: Oct 03, 2018
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A man denied smuggling $647,000 worth of heroin into Bermuda at a Supreme Court hearing yesterday.
Omar Davy, 37, pleaded not guilty to the importation of the drug on July 28 and possession with intent to supply.
Davy, a Jamaican national, also denie...
DATE: Oct 03, 2018
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A “remorseless” gunman was jailed for life yesterday for the murder of wheelchair-bound Lorenzo Stovell.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons ordered that Travone Saltus, 30, serve at least 15 years of the sentence before he became eligible for parole.
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DATE: Oct 02, 2018
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A celebration of the island’s police service is to kick off this weekend.
Sergeant Clifford Roberts, who has helped to organise the event for the past ten years, said Police Week was a chance to build a lasting relationship with the public. The week ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2018
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A family-friendly event has been set up to celebrate the arrival of the first official Disney Cruise in Bermuda.
Bermudian business Savvy Entertainment has announced the Poseidon Games exhibition, a hydroflight display with athletes from around the w...
DATE: Oct 01, 2018
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A Southampton man who admitted prowling said he was collecting aloe to treat his ailments.
Steven Raynor, 53, was arrested on September 27 after the residents of a Colony Lane home saw him on their property that evening. Police responded to the repor...
DATE: Oct 01, 2018
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