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A Warwick teenager stole electronics from two homes and took a motorcycle.
Daneko Cann-Hayward, 19, admitted four separate offences, October and December 2016.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Hayward stole $1,848 of valuables including speakers, a came...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 600 lionfish were speared last month as hunters dived into the fourth annual Winter Lionfish Derby.
Organiser Corey Eddy, who published a PhD thesis on lionfish in Bermuda, said that while the number of hunters doubled since last year, the ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Tax Reform Commission is facing a difficult but achievable challenge, according to new chairman Ronald Simmons.
Mr Simmons, a former director of the Bermuda Monetary Authority, said he was honoured by the opportunity to serve as chairman.
He said...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Chief Information Officer for the Bermuda Government is stepping down for personal reasons after four months on the job.
Lloyd Fray, the former chief executive officer of KeyTech, was appointed to the post in November.
However, a government spoke...
DATE: Feb 14, 2018
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of smuggling the controlled drug fentanyl to Bermuda was found not guilty last night.
Craig Lawrence was also cleared by a Supreme Court jury of possessing the synthetic opiate with intent to supply.
The Canadian national from Markham,...
DATE: Feb 14, 2018
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
For the past 50 years, Junius Durrant has been selling cookware to Bermudian families — and he has no intention of slowing down.
On his 84th birthday yesterday, Mr Durrant said: “I’m just about as excitable now as I was on the first day. I have reall...
DATE: Feb 14, 2018
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of a plot to import fentanyl was cleared of charges yesterday.
A jury found Maurice Martin not guilty of conspiring to import a controlled drug on the instructions of Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons.
She told the jury: “As a result of...
DATE: Feb 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A helium balloon targeted at tourists has been cleared for take-off.
Planning officials have approved View Bermuda Ltd’s project to install a tethered balloon in Southampton, which will take visitors hundreds of feet into the air for a bird’s-eye vie...
DATE: Feb 12, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 3,000 people have used the EasyPark Mobile App for parking, according to the company.
Danny Faria, EasyPark general manager, said more than 1,000 new customers have adopted the service since the start of last year.
He said: “Our mobile subs...
DATE: Feb 12, 2018
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Researchers are to launch a new study to find out if Bermuda’s coral can adapt to climate change.
Samantha de Putron and Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science have teamed up with Hollie Putnam of the University of Rhode...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes