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A teenager has admitted wounding Pan American Games athlete Shaquille Dill.
Quaashie Douglas, 16, had been charged with wounding Mr Dill with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm.
At the Supreme Court yesterday, Douglas denied that offence but p...
DATE: Aug 06, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Front Street will be closed to traffic for a weekend in October to host a street festival during the America’s Cup World Series.
While the event will likely effect commuters coming in and out of the city, Mayor Charles Gosling asked the public to loo...
DATE: Aug 05, 2015
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Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to cash in on a surge of Cup Match visitors to St George’s were hindered by misinformation from cruise ship staff, according to several shops in the East End.
Kelly Diel, of Seaglass Art on Water Street, said that while she and other businesses...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Paget woman this morning denied stealing more than $400,000 from a dentist’s surgery during an appearance in Supreme Court.
Devore Brangman, 53, pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of stealing credit balances between 2007 and 2011. In each of the charg...
DATE: Aug 03, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man involved in a botched armed robbery that resulted in a suspect being shot has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars.
Umdae Woolridge, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a single charge of burglary in connection to an incident o...
DATE: Jul 29, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man caught with false passports now faces additional charges of money laundering and illegally obtaining a Bermuda passport.
Prosecutors said that while the defendant had a Bermuda passport in the name of Alfred Alva Thompson, they are unsure of hi...
DATE: Jul 29, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Unsettled weather is set to give way to sun just in time for the Cup Match holiday, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
While the Island has seen bouts of heavy rain in recent days — including more than 3.6 inches on Saturday alone — meteorolog...
DATE: Jul 28, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s will be open for business this Cup Match, with stores expressing hope that the sporting event will bring the town extra shoppers.
While a handful of stores will be closing their doors for the holiday, many others are set to open their doo...
DATE: Jul 28, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pair of men arrested on the same morning for drinking and driving offences were today banned from the roads.
Both 36-year-old Franklyn Pearman, from Pembroke, and 28-year-old Levar Darrell, from Southampton, appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morn...
DATE: Jul 28, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A study regarding the possible dredging of Town Cut in St George’s has been carried out, sparking hope that “procrastination” on the project is finally coming to an end.
New mayor Quinell Francis is one of many in recent years who have voiced support...
DATE: Jul 27, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes