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A message in a bottle sent to honour a lost father travelled nearly 900 miles over the past three months before being discovered in Bermuda.
LuVince Cann said his dog Prince found the bottle while they were walking along Somerset Long Bay Beach at th...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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Opposition Deputy Leader David Burt has called on House Speaker Randy Horton to admit he erred during a heated Parliament session on Friday night.
It ended abruptly after discussion on a motion to establish a joint select committee to look into immig...
DATE: Mar 16, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Junior Home Affairs Minister Sylvan Richards hailed Government’s progress on immigration during the Budget debates, despite questions and challenges from the Opposition.
Delivering the Budget brief, Mr Richards noted the introduction of a new work te...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The introduction of a fee for “.bm” websites has been approved by the House of Assembly.
The Electronic Communications Amendment Act 2015, presented by Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons, will implement a $60 annual charge for registering a ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police testified yesterday about how an accused killer escaped arrest days after the double murder of Haile Outerbridge and Ricco Furbert, and how ammunition was subsequently found in his home.
Christoph Duerr, 26, from Sandys, and Le-Veck Roberts, 2...
DATE: Mar 13, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A serial burglar has pleaded guilty to more break-ins.
Stanley Davis, 48, earlier this month admitted one count of burglary and two counts of prowling about a dwelling house in December, but denied a charge of entering a Rockland Lane residence on No...
DATE: Mar 13, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of the murder of two men showed his girlfriend two firearms in the days before the killings, the Supreme Court heard.
Christoph Duerr, 26, from Sandys, and Le-Veck Roberts, 21, from Warwick, are charged with the premeditated murders of ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Witnesses who saw a gunman walk into a grocery store and open fire described the events in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Christoph Duerr, 26, from Sandys, and Le-Veck Roberts, 21, from Warwick, are charged with the premeditated murder of Ricco Furbert...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has passed amendments to partially suspend matching contributions to the Public Service Superannuation Fund.
The Public Service Superannuation Temporary Amendment Act 2015 will temporarily reduce the matching contribution to the fund to 6....
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Repair work on Palmetto Road should be completed in a matter of months, according to Public Works Minister Craig Cannonier.
Responding to complaints about the lack of progress by area MP Michael Weeks, Mr Cannonier said work to gunite the cliff has b...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes