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A high-speed police chase has cost a Devonshire man more than $5,000 in traffic fines and three years off the road.
Prinston Robinson, 50, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to driving dangerously, driving while disqualified and failin...
DATE: Mar 01, 2016
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Home Affairs will this week issue instructions to binational same-sex couples in the wake of a high-profile court ruling.
Late last year, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled that standing immigration legislation was in conflict with the H...
DATE: Feb 29, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Community minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has tabled draft legislation which would allow the creation of same-sex unions in Bermuda.
The consultative legislation comes two weeks after legislation was tabled which would specify marriage being between...
DATE: Feb 29, 2016
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Southampton man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of Royal Bermuda Regiment sergeant Dejion Stange-Simmons.
Kenneth Leverock, 25, represented by Elizabeth Christopher, was not required to enter a plea as the matter must be ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2016
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two burglars attacked a senior early yesterday morning by beating him with a stick and causing serious leg injuries.
Police responded to a report of a burglary in the Friswell’s Hill area of Pembroke at about 3.25am. A spokesman said: “On police arri...
DATE: Feb 27, 2016
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work is under way to shine a fresh spotlight on the East End in advance of the tourist season.
Kristin White, the cultural tourism manager under the Hub 1 Steering Committee, said the St George’s community were looking forward to the coming season an...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seymour’s Pond Nature Reserve has been officially adopted by Deloitte, ensuring that the Southampton reserve will be well maintained.
The 2.84-acre reserve, in the Barnes Corner area, is owned by the Bermuda Audubon Society, but is open to the public...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A concert will bring together local and international musicians to raise money for charity next month.
International reggae singers Tarrus Riley, Cocoa Tea and Etna will take the state at National Sports Centre with local artists including Jesse Seym...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Regiment commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Foster-Brown said he is “hugely” proud of the regiment’s progress during his three years in command.
Colonel Foster-Brown, who is set to hand over command to Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley tomor...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Measures to help habitual gamblers need to be in place before Bermuda opens its first casino, according to an international gaming expert who is visiting the island.
Brett Abarbanel, head of Social and Recreational Gambling at UCLA, has been speakin...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes