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A Pembroke man was banned from the road for three years and fined almost $5,000 for a series of traffic offences, including drinking and driving.
Mikael Raynor, 33, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while over the legal blood-alcohol li...
DATE: Jan 19, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who severely beat a lawyer as she left court, choking her and repeatedly slamming her head into the ground, has been sentenced to three years behind bars.
Steve Bryant Symonds, 59, pleaded guilty this month to assaulting lawyer Georgia Marshall...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton today marked 200 years as Bermuda’s capital with a ceremony at City Hall.
Hamilton, which was first incorporated in 1793, took over from St George’s as the capital on January 16, 1815.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mayor Graeme Outer...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Bermuda College’s StreetWise MBA programme launched this week with 19 students enrolled in the classes.
The programme, which is 95 per cent underwritten by local organisations, is aimed at helping smaller businesses to develop the financial planning ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A quarter-century after opening its doors for the first time, Family Centre is still working hard to support the Island’s young people and to address social concerns.
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club about the charity’s 25th anniversary, Family C...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a man accused of shooting a 23-year-old began yesterday, with prosecutors making their opening remarks.
Blaine Simmons, 20, has denied attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant on March 19, 2013, and using a firearm to commit an indictable ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide and the Bermuda Tourism Authority have teamed up for an online video series promoting the Island.
The “Orbitz Originals: Bermuda — Proper Fun” series, viewable at Orbitz.com/Bermuda, will consist of seven videos...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is being touted as a perfect winter getaway by popular news website The Huffington Post.
An article entitled “11 Reasons Bermuda Is The Easy Getaway You Need In 2015” was posted yesterday urging East Coast travellers to escape the chilly weat...
DATE: Jan 10, 2015
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The sentencing of three women charged over a violent brawl outside a cricket club began yesterday, with prosecutors calling for jail time.
Chanel Smith, 26, and Dyshantee Crockwell, 23, were both convicted in October of wounding 27-year-old Collisha ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three woman convicted of a brawl outside a cricket club were sentenced this afternoon, with one being jailed.
Chanel Smith, 26, received a 2½-year sentence for wounding 27-year-old Collisha Burch and having a bladed article in a public place.
Her co-...
DATE: Jan 09, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
