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A man who yesterday admitted stealing alcohol, this morning confessed to a series of other offences, including cashing stolen cheques, when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
Keivon Scott pleaded guilty to a series of dishonesty offences related to i...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016
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Mystery surrounds the origin of turtle hatchlings that shocked the island last summer.
Described by some as Bermuda’s “natural history event of the century”, almost 90 green turtles hatched last August at Builder’s Bay — the first recorded turtle hat...
DATE: Oct 10, 2016
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Almost 30 seniors were honoured this weekend at the annual Seniors Awards Ceremony at the Fairmont Southampton.
The event, hosted by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs to pay tribute to the island’s seniors, recognised the contributions...
DATE: Oct 10, 2016
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A gaming operator who had been considering investing in Bermuda “shied away” because of the behaviour of some local politicians.
Speaking earlier this week, Richard Schuetz, the executive director for the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, said the b...
DATE: Oct 08, 2016
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Technical officers told the Development Applications Board that work on the airport redevelopment project is still expected to begin this year.
According to the minutes of the board’s September 28 meeting, in which it discussed the planning applicati...
DATE: Oct 07, 2016
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A serial burglar was sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted entering two homes in Warwick and prowling at a third.
Coltrane Ratteray pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to all three incidents, all of which reportedly occurred shortly aft...
DATE: Oct 07, 2016
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Hurricane Nicole has weakened to a tropical storm and was expected to drift away from the island — but Bermuda may not be out of danger yet.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service’s noon update, Nicole was 289 nautical miles south of Bermuda and st...
DATE: Oct 07, 2016
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A Devonshire man has been sentenced to probation for assaulting police in an incident this summer.
Tyneko Trott, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting police officers and one count of violently resisting arrest during an altercation at the C...
DATE: Oct 07, 2016
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A pedestrian crossing and speed bump in Hamilton has been turned pink in an effort to promote breast cancer awareness.
The eye-catching crossing on Par-la-Ville Road is just one part of Project Pink, created by Alaire Godfrey and Nikola Borden of Ult...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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St George’s will host an outdoor ice skating rink this winter through an initiative by Planning Factory Bermuda.
St George Skates is set to open in Somers Gardens on November 26, with sponsorship from Rubis and Bermuda Gas, using the same type of syn...
DATE: Oct 05, 2016
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