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Plans for a redeveloped L.F. Wade International Airport have garnered provisional approval from the Development Applications Board.
The plans for the controversial project were submitted to the Department of Planning earlier this year, proposing a ne...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A newly formed tropical storm is considered a “potential threat” to the island.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service’s 6pm update, Tropical Storm Nicole was around 529 nautical miles south-southeast of the island and moving northwest.
The system ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Volunteers stepped up to clean their neighbourhood streets over the weekend as part of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s Neighbourhood Beautification Programme.
The initiative, a collaborative effort involving the BTA, KBB, Lawn Care & Gardening Compan...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of three family members appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning in connection with an altercation with police.
Jason Dillas, 30, Jaynae Dillas, 29, and Kevin Smith, 58, were all charged with various offences related to an incident yesterd...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A planned Olympic Wall of Fame is set to be erected at the National Sports Centre rather than at City Hall.
While the monument to athletes who have represented the island was intended to be located at City Hall only temporarily, the Bermuda Olympic A...
DATE: Oct 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Smith’s man formally denied causing the death of 21-year-old Ezariah “Ezra” Matthie.
George Simmons this morning pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing Mr Matthie’s death by driving without due care and attention on Ord Road in Paget on February...
DATE: Oct 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Another major international sporting event with a profile as large as the America’s Cup could be heading to Bermuda within two years.
Bill Hanbury, the CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said yesterday: “It looks like we may do a global event in A...
DATE: Oct 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is looking at two separate proposals for the future of the Grand Atlantic development in Warwick.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works said that a pair of submissions were received in response to a Request for Proposal published ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies, including two in the past week.
A police spokesman said the 40-year-old was assisting police with three separate incidents.
Among them are the robbery at Wok Express on ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man charged in connection with the murder of Rickai Swan has been found not guilty after a judge ruled he had no case to answer.
Prosecutors had alleged that Taj Browne, 22, was an accessory to last year’s fatal shooting after the fact, but that Sh...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes