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The Buildings Section of the Department of Public Lands and Buildings were recently recognised for their work restoring the Cabinet Building.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works said that construction work on the building are complete, and...
DATE: Jun 26, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents may have been disturbed by a late-night party shortly before a confirmed firearms incident in Warwick in the early hours of Sunday.
Police are seeking witnesses to the shooting in the Khyber Pass area, particularly anyone who saw two men ri...
DATE: Jun 26, 2017
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The Supreme Court has quashed the arrest of physician Mahesh Reddy, ruling that the summary arrest by the Bermuda Police Service was unlawful.
In a hearing yesterday, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley made a further declaration that the subsequent search of ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2017
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Businesses must prepare themselves for the introduction of updated bribery legislation, according to anti-bribery expert Allen Keele.
Mr Keele, who is set to lead an anti-bribery and corruption training seminar in August, said that businesses may be ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Plans to replace the Devonshire recycling plant with a playground are going ahead, after the previous proposal had been discarded. Government had announced plans to erect a community playground in the area during last year’s Throne Speech.
That deve...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Bermuda has “knocked it out of the park” as an America’s Cup host, according to at least one longstanding journalist.
Mark Reid, who has covered America’s Cup events since 1980, said that Bermuda had left a positive impression internationally, althou...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man admitted stealing cash from a Reid Street business.
Desmond Trott, 35, pleaded guilty to a single count of entering Winchester Global Trust and stealing $130 of cash and between $20 and $30 worth of coins on May 24.
The court heard that ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s international standing as a business destination is again under attack by the European Union, according to finance minister Bob Richards.
Mr Richards said that this month the Bermuda Government received a questionnaire from the EU’s Code of...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to bring the public up to date on the work of the Office of the Auditor-General are under way, according to a statement.
Heather Thomas, who was named Auditor-General last year, said the office was working on producing a series of audit reports...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Court reports were ordered on a St George’s man after he was caught with around a gram of cocaine.
Levar Hollis, 38, was reportedly stopped by police on November 4 last year for a traffic offence on Kindley Field Road. Officers noticed that Hollis se...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes