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Court reports have been ordered on a Pembroke man who gave police multiple false names after being stopped for traffic offences.
Gary Dillas, 64, pleaded guilty to a range of offences, including driving while disqualified, driving while over the lega...
DATE: May 16, 2017
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitor air arrivals were up 19 per cent in the first quarter of this year, the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday.
At a press conference at the Land Rover BAR base in Dockyard, BTA CEO Kevin Dallas also said visitor spending rose 30 per ce...
DATE: May 16, 2017
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
When casinos open in Bermuda for the first time, Jaidah Bailey is going to be on the front line.
The Berkeley Institute graduate is on course to be one of the first Bermudians to be trained in casino management, and is already hard at work studying h...
DATE: May 15, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The relocation of turtles for the America’s Cup presents a host of ethical dilemmas, according to environmentalist Stuart Hayward.
According to the Bermuda Government, temporarily moving turtles from the Great Sound to an ocean enclosure will protect...
DATE: May 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Paget man this morning admitted stealing more than $100 of beauty supplies from a Hamilton pharmacy.
Albert Wilson, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of theft in connection to the incident, which took place on March 13.
The court heard that at around...
DATE: May 12, 2017
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A sanitation worker was taken to hospital yesterday after getting caught on the mechanism of a trash truck on Front Street.
The man suffered no broken bones and his arteries were not affected but required stitches for “a substantial tear in his skin”...
DATE: May 12, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
High winds at LF Wade International Airport have forced the diversion of three flights away from the island.
Among the flights affected were passenger flights from Toronto and New York.
The Skyport airport duty officer said this afternoon: “Runway cr...
DATE: May 12, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 20th annual Bermuda International Film Festival wrapped up last weekend with Watu Wote: All of Us taking top honours.
The short film, detailing a Christian family being protected by Muslims at the dangerous border between Kenya and Somalia, took ...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Davon Adams’s interest in medicine led him to a career in nursing, and now that interest is taking him to Zanzibar.
While Mr Adams has never been to Africa, he said he is eager to make a difference and experience African culture first hand.
“This wil...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage in Bermuda has also opened the door to same-sex marriages on dozens of cruise ships operating around the world.
In addition to local marriages, the ruling is expected to impact the numerous cruise lin...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes