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The Tynes Bay public drop-off facility will remain open longer today and tomorrow to help the public to deal with uncollected trash.
A spokesman for the Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works encouraged the public to take household ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015
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Plans for Team Oracle’s America’s Cup headquarters have been submitted for approval, including a master plan hinting at possible future projects.
The application, submitted by ACBDA, focuses on Team Oracle’s base, which will take up about 7.2 acres o...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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A lawyer ordered to repay a client he overcharged by more than $60,000 has lost an attempt to have the judgment set aside.
The Supreme Court found last year that lawyer Rick Woolridge had overcharged Linda Swan, whom he had represented, by billing he...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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A Costa Rican man caught trying to leave the Island with more than $140,000 in cash has been jailed.
Carlos Jiménez, 27, pleaded guilty this morning to a charge of possessing the proceeds of criminal activity on a date between December 24 and Decembe...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has met with representatives of the Defence Bar after a walkout over the recent reappointment of Rory Field.
A statement released this afternoon said: “Representatives of the Criminal Defence Bar met on Monday with Chief Jus...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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The Island’s courts are struggling with “inadequate” recording devices and a lack of autonomy, according to the Annual Report of the Bermuda Judiciary.
The report, released on Friday, states that the main challenges facing the judiciary are administr...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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Yesterday’s march on the Cabinet Office came after a year-and-a-half of talks aimed at reducing government spending while preserving jobs and wages.
In July 2013 public sector workers and Government agreed to a two-year package consisting of a 4.6 pe...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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A man and a woman were charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning with attempted murder.
Damon Morris, 25, and Keitha Richardson, 31, were both charged with attempting to kill Earlston Bailey on September 17, 2010 in Paget, using a firearm to co...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has requested a meeting with members of the Criminal Defence Bar, following an “inappropriate” walkout on Friday.
During a special sitting of the Supreme Court to open the 2015 Legal Year, 15 defence lawyers walked out of th...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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The Bermuda Regiment’s “golden generation” finished a tough two weeks in Recruit Camp at the weekend.
Friends and families applauded as the 50th anniversary recruits showed off some of the skills they have learned during their basic training.
Regimen...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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