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A bus driver charged with driving while impaired by cannabis has a case to answer, a magistrate has ruled.
Belterre Swan, 55, has denied driving a vehicle while her ability to drive was impaired by a drug.
She also denies driving without due care an...
DATE: Dec 04, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Next year’s Recruit Camp will be made up solely of volunteers for the first time ever, according to the Royal Bermuda Regiment.
Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown said that recruits conscripted to take part in the January camp have been s...
DATE: Dec 04, 2015
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Ponzi scheme allegations against the proposed developer of the St George’s hotel project have been dropped after it was accepted there was nothing linking them to the operation.
The Desarrollos Hotelco Group, who have signed on to develop the former ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former jewellery store could become a new restaurant, according to a recent planning application.
The application, advertised in The Royal Gazette last week, proposes changing the former home of Astwood Dickinson into a new 127-seat restaurant.
Ast...
DATE: Dec 03, 2015
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Efforts are being made to ease the traffic impact of tomorrow’s National Trust Walkabout in St George’s.
The event, which gives members of the public access to a number of historic National Trust properties, has in the past caused some traffic conges...
DATE: Dec 03, 2015
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Casinos could be a major job creator for the Island, according to Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission executive director Richard Schuetz.
Speaking about the introduction of casinos in a wide-reaching interview with The Royal Gazette, Mr Schuetz said tha...
DATE: Dec 02, 2015
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Budget
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has so far been spared the effects of an international coral bleaching event brought on by higher than usual sea temperatures.
In October, the United States-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared the onset of a ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2015
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian pastor and motivational speaker has entered the media spotlight after meeting with presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Cindy Trimm, a pastor in Henry County, Georgia, was one of many black pastors and leaders who were invited to take par...
DATE: Dec 02, 2015
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A court ruling promising same-sex partners of Bermudians the same rights to reside and work as spouses of Bermudians has garnered international attention.
Cayman premier Alden McLaughlin told The Cayman Reporter on Monday that the ruling had bolstere...
DATE: Dec 02, 2015
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An exhibition detailing the life and work of late cartoonist Peter Woolcock is set to hit the Bermuda National Gallery next year.
Decades of the artist’s work will be featured in the show, set to open on January 21, including a host of never-before-s...
DATE: Dec 01, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes