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The Ministry of Legal Affairs is seeking applications for the position of Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, according to a notice in today’s paper.
The advertisement, in the Classifieds employment section, calls for qualified barristers with at...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Both parties labelled the Par-la-Ville hotel loan guarantee a “travesty” last night as they debated amendments to increase the Corporation of Hamilton’s borrowing limit.
However, the Bermuda Government and Opposition took shots at each other during t...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man whose prison sentence was extended by a year after cannabis was found in his cell has seen his sentence reduced after an appeal.
Everett Jahni Bean, 33, was originally sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a 2011 plot to import...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Miss Bermuda Alyssa Rose took to the stage as a finalist in the Miss World Talent Championship in China, but fell just short of the top five.
Competing against more than 100 other women, Ms Rose’s modern tap-dancing routine placed her in the top 13 o...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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The Youth Parliament last night held its first debate of the legislative year, with the student members tackling the subject of mental health.
While the government team, led by Namrata Bisht, argued that the Bermuda Government should substantially in...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 17-year-old boy was shot last night after two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a small crowd.
A group of six young men, all between the ages of 16 and 20, were sitting on a wall at a property on Morgan Road, Warwick, just before 9pm when the two ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Health Council this year gave up their Christmas lunch to volunteer for Meals on Wheels.
While the eight-member team usually take part in an annual Christmas luncheon, the group instead decided to work with volunteers with the charity to ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opposition MP Kim Wilson has urged the Bermuda Government to make efforts to save the closed Sandys 360 Sports Centre.
Speaking during the House of Assembly’s Motion to Adjourn on Friday, Ms Wilson called on the Government to look into ways it could ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2015
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motion to look into allegations of “extortion and bribery” against three government ministers was withdrawn last night by Opposition MP Wayne Furbert.
The motion, which was tabled by Mr Furbert, proposed that the House should discuss calling on the...
DATE: Dec 12, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Further questions about public access to Fort St Catherine’s Beach were raised in the Senate this week, but Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, responded that the issues were answered in the recently tabled lease for the project.
Leases for t...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes