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Buses around the island will grind to a standstill two hours on Tuesday for a staff meeting.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Public Transport said the “brief pause” will take place on December 4 from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
The spokeswoman explained:...
DATE: Nov 30, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is spending $168,400 a year to maintain a failed affordable housing development, in Warwick, the Senate heard on Wednesday.
Vance Campbell, the junior public works minister, confirmed the figure.
He added that a plan to turn the Grand ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2018
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A seaman jailed for smuggling drugs and guns to Bermuda has lost an appeal to reduce his sentence.
Romonito Adlawan was sentenced to spend 8½ years behind bars after he admitted money laundering, importing a firearm and importing cannabis in 2015.
Ho...
DATE: Nov 29, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ten-year sentence for a man caught with a loaded handgun has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.
Prosecutors appealed the sentence on the grounds it was too low and said Dion Cholmondeley should have got 12 years in jail.
The Court of Appeal ruled ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A planning application for a solar farm at LF Wade International Airport has been submitted to the Department of Planning.
The proposed farm would cover 20.3 acres — more than the 18 acres at first envisaged.
The application said the “current design ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Government could face a legal bill “in the millions” for the fight against same-sex marriage if it appeals to the Privy Council, a lawyer involved in the case warned yesterday.
Rod Attride-Stirling, who represented parties including Marye...
DATE: Nov 27, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An anti-same-sex marriage pressure group said yesterday the courts disregarded a law passed by the Government when it restored the right of gay people to wed.
A spokesman for Preserve Marriage said: “Preserve Marriage and Family Bermuda continues to ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 17-year-old boy accused of killing a Bermudian teenager in the UK denied claims that messages on his phone referred to the murder.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, admitted being one of four men who chased Lyrico Steede th...
DATE: Nov 26, 2018
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian who found film festival success in Britain is reaching out to other locals so they can learn from each other’s experiences.
Actor and film-maker Rory Wilson, 23, said: “One of the main things I have taken from my experiences is how key th...
DATE: Nov 24, 2018
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Same-sex marriage became legal again yesterday after a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal.
The court dismissed the Government’s claim that former Chief Justice Ian Kawaley was wrong to strike down sections of the Domestic Partnership Act, which w...
DATE: Nov 24, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes