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Designs for the highly anticipated St Regis hotel in the East End are now before the Department of Planning.
Building the 122-key St George’s resort is expected to take three years, as part of the development’s first phase.
Assuming that a licence is...
DATE: Aug 06, 2016
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A businessman has been ordered to repay a former employee for the cost of health insurance deductions that were not put towards health insurance.
Brandon Thompson had launched a legal suit against Harold Darrell seeking $10,321, the bulk of which rep...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An endangered turtle rescued by fisherman off North Shore with a rusting hook caught in its trachea has left the island’s waters and is now swimming towards the Bahamas.
The loggerhead turtle, named Daisy, was first brought to the Bermuda Aquarium Mu...
DATE: Aug 04, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man jailed for a home invasion in which he accidentally shot his partner in crime has lost an appeal against his conviction.
Josef Smith, 28, was found guilty last year of aggravated burglary and discharging a firearm in connection to an incident i...
DATE: Aug 04, 2016
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More must be done to ensure single mothers can secure a living wage, according to Kelly Hunt of the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
During the first of a series of public meetings organised by the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Wom...
DATE: Aug 04, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Governor, George Fergusson, formally bade farewell to the island yesterday after a ceremony in Dockyard.
Mr Fergusson, who has served as Governor since 2012, told a crowd of MPs, senior civil servants, Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers and visitors...
DATE: Aug 03, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Corporation of Hamilton staff were shocked and saddened by the killing of a koi at the Queen Elizabeth Park.
The fish, the largest female in the park’s decorative pool, was discovered dead yesterday morning with staff believing the animal was killed ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposal to build vacation rental units on an empty plot of land in St George’s has been given planning approval.
The application, submitted by PJ Designs, sought to erect eight single-bedroom, self-catering units on the Old Maid’s Lane property, a...
DATE: Jul 21, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of young Bermudians are hoping to bring together local artists to show the potential of local talent.
Jarret Carlington, the co-founder of IslandMentality, said the initiative aimed to encourage those interested in pursuing their artistic amb...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
For more than ten years, Ernest “Shuby” DeGrilla has helped the island’s seniors see the island and make doctor’s appointments through his work at Project Action.
However, with the charity’s future still in the balance, he hopes more people will step...
DATE: Jul 14, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes