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Two men arrested in connection with the murder of Patrick Dill have been released on police bail, according to a Bermuda Police Service spokesman.
Mr Dill, a 26-year-old father of two, was fatally shot outside of his home on Crossland Lane, Pembroke ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is urging the public to get their pets microchipped this month as part of Microchip Your Pet Month.
While the law requires all dogs to be microchipped and correctly registered to their owne...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Colin — now a post-tropical cyclone — is not a threat to Bermuda, although it is still forecast to pass well to the north of the island.
According to the National Hurricane Centre, the storm was moving away from the East Coast of the U...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Boaters are being asked to do their part to protect the nesting sites of the common tern — the critically endangered cousin of the Bermuda longtail.
A government spokeswoman said that there are only five nesting pairs in Bermuda, who lay clutches of ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Volunteers from two local firms recently lent a hand at the National Museum of Bermuda, helping to preserve 25 historical cannon.
Despite the bad weather, teams from Aon Benfield Bermuda and KRyS Global — about 35 volunteers in all — went to the muse...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton Parish man who admitted stealing a bottle of Scotch this morning told the court that he needed help.
Jamaka Gibbons, 39, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a $68.10 bottle of Dewar’s White Label scotch from Lindo’s in Devonshire.
The c...
DATE: Jun 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man convicted by a jury of a fatal shooting has won an appeal against his conviction.
In 2014 a jury found Wolda Gardner guilty of the murder of George Lynch, but in a judgment delivered yesterday the Court of Appeal found that some evidence includ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A celebratory fundraiser marking the reopening of the Commissioner’s House at the National Museum of Bermuda has been deemed a huge success by organisers.
Elena Strong, curator at the museum, said yesterday: “The evening was a great success in celebr...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has upheld a finding that a construction company only hired “black faces” to justify requests for work permits.
In a 2012 ruling, the Human Rights Commission found that Apex Construction Management Limited had discriminated against ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An “adventure conservationist” group has declared the inaugural Devil’s Isle Challenge a success, raising awareness and funds to support conservation.
The event, hosted by Plastic Tides, was described by organisers as an “elite endurance race” with p...
DATE: Jun 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes