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An ill crew member was safely evacuated by helicopter from a motor tanker near the island last night.
According to a Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesman, the centre received a call from the captain of the MT Nordic Army at around 10.50pm on ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Protesters chanted their opposition to immigration reform as the House of Assembly reopened yesterday after the Christmas break.
Moments after new Progressive Labour Party MP Diallo Rabain was sworn in, a crowd of people in the viewing gallery stood ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new mural by local artist Graham Foster detailing the history of the Elbow Beach Hotel is set to be unveiled on the property this afternoon.
The mural will cover two 100 sq ft walls by the hotel’s newly renovated conference rooms. The first wall i...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mural by local artist Graham Foster detailing the history of the Elbow Beach Hotel is set to be unveiled on the property this afternoon.
The mural will cover two 100 square foot walls by the hotel’s newly renovated conference rooms. The first wall...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dispute over a property on Dunscombe Road has resulted in the owners of the Fairmont Southampton gaining a portion of the land through adverse possession.
While the courts found that the papers for the property belonged to Etoile Elizabeth Burch, W...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Public Works is looking for a company to remove asbestos from the Warwick Camp dining hall.
A ministry spokesman said the roof’s corrugated asbestos sheets had been earmarked for replacement for years, but the job increased in priorit...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two companies have been removed from a list of businesses without active health insurance policies after providing proof to the Bermuda Health Council.
While one business, Pinky’s Salon, stated that they should never have been included on the list, t...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hoteliers have called on the Bermuda Government to increase funding for the Bermuda Tourism Authority in the 2016-17 Budget.
Managers at three hotels concurred with BTA chief executive Bill Hanbury, who said in The Royal Gazette yesterday that an in...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeless man who admitted stealing food because he was hungry was fined for the offence this morning.
Levi Pemberton, 54, pleaded guilty to stealing a $9.49 carton of cooked from a Pembroke grocery store.
The court heard that at around 8pm on Janua...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who caused a commotion at a middle school this morning has been detained at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute.
According to a police spokesman, at around 7.50am officers responded to a report of a suspicious male at TN Tatem Middle School.
“U...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes