10858 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Emergency Broadcast System is expected to be up and running this weekend, according to government.
Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security, said issues with the system were discovered at the start of the hurricane season, and that Gov...
DATE: Sep 03, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cole Simons has hit back at suggestions that Bermuda has suffered from overfishing due to a lack of “localised and international protection”.
Mr Simons, the environment minister, responded to a feature in The Guardian about underwater research off th...
DATE: Sep 03, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Smith’s man this morning denied a charge of importing more than 3.5kg of cannabis to Bermuda.
Brandon Frank, 29, pleaded not guilty to charges of importing the controlled drug and possessing it with intent to supply in an incident on March 16.
Pros...
DATE: Sep 02, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former St George’s Deputy Mayor Louis “Red” DeSilva has been honoured in wake of his death.
Mr DeSilva, who held multiple posts in the Corporation of St George’s and served as president of the St George’s Cricket Club, was hailed as a dedicated and p...
DATE: Sep 01, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s man who led police on a high-speed chase last month has been banned from the road for 18 months.
Taaj Muhammad, 21, pleaded guilty to a series of traffic offences in Magistrates’ Court this morning, including failing to stop for police,...
DATE: Sep 01, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The America’s Cup could inspire international investment in more than just the tourism sector, according to Grant Gibbons.
The Minister of Economic Development said the ACBDA was working on finding and encouraging investment in the island.
“One of th...
DATE: Aug 30, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Event
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Warwick man was banned from the road after police caught him trying to start his motorcycle while impaired.
Abdul Hakeem, 45, pleaded guilty to having care and control of a vehicle while impaired in an incident on Saturday, August 20.
According to ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Louis “Red” DeSilva, a former Deputy Mayor of St George’s, has died.
A veteran St George’s cricketer and former president of the St George’s Cricket Club, Mr DeSilva was elected as a councillor for the Corporation in 1991 before winning a post as ald...
DATE: Aug 29, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Smith’s man was this morning charged with possessing more than 900g of cannabis.
Manai Roberts, 25, appeared in Magistrates’ Court to face charges of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing $23,885 in cash representing the proceeds...
DATE: Aug 29, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A small fire at Bermy Cuisine forced the Hamilton restaurant to shut its doors yesterday morning, but it is to reopen today.
Owner Horace Tucker said that the fire began in the kitchen just minutes before the restaurant was set to open for the day.
“...
DATE: Aug 29, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes