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American-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a near-average Atlantic hurricane season, but note “uncertainty” in the usual climate signals.
In a statement yesterday NOAA predicted a 70 per cent likelihood that the Atlan...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s man was ordered to pay more than $1,000 in restitution after cracking another man’s car windshield with a bottle.
Glen Fox, 50, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of assault and causing wilful damage in connection to the in...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to turn a building at Shelly Bay into a new restaurant have been granted planning approval by the Development Applications Board.
While the plans for the Shelly Bay Beach House sparked controversy due to the inclusion of a new parking lot near ...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The man convicted of murdering social worker Ida James, stabbing her 60 times, has lost an appeal against his conviction.
Norris Simpson was convicted of the brutal killing by a majority verdict in February 2013 following a Supreme Court trial, and s...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Community groups have taken a cautious approach to Belco rate changes, saying they will look closely at how the move will affect the less fortunate.
Starting next month, residential customers will pay 8.7 per cent more on their first 250 kilowatt hou...
DATE: May 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who cursed at officers after he was spotted driving the wrong way on Reid Street was fined $700 this morning.
Jamal Manders, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of using offensive words and one count of disobeying a traffic sign.
The court heard t...
DATE: May 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cambridge Beaches has been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for the sixth time for its positive customer reviews on the popular hospitality website.
To qualify, Cambridge Beaches Resort and Spa had to score an average of four out of ...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Public Accounts Committee has called for changes to financial instructions after a report from the Auditor-General about the handling of a forged cheque.
The report stemmed from an incident in which false cheques — intended to unjustly implicate ...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A minister targeted by a plot involving forged cheques has lashed out about the handling of the investigation.
Addressing the House of Assembly, Derrick Burgess, who was linked with Ewart Brown in the plan, said that throughout the process no one eve...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s man was this morning ordered to pay more than $1,000 in restitution after cracking another man’s car windshield with a bottle.
Glen Fox, 50, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of assault and causing wilful damage in connect...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes