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A teenager who lied to police about a fatal collision was this morning granted a conditional discharge and ordered to do community service.
Jordan Pitt-Brimmer, 17, pleaded guilty last month to charges of giving police a false account and allowing so...
DATE: Sep 25, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Southampton man who led police on a high-speed chase yesterday was ordered to do 80 hours of community service.
Joshua Boorman, 25, pleaded guilty this morning to charges of driving without a valid licence, speeding, failing to stop for police and ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The America’s Cup will be a Bermudian event, according to communications director Peter Rusch.
Speaking about the upcoming Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event, scheduled to take place between October 16-18, Mr Rusch said that Bermudians ar...
DATE: Sep 24, 2015
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Event
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A consultant is being sought to help implement a new cultural tourism plan in St George’s and St David’s.
According to an advertisement which appeared recently in The Royal Gazette, the Hub 1 Steering Committee is looking to hire a consultant for a o...
DATE: Sep 24, 2015
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Bermuda’s treatment of stroke patients has improved but much more still needs to be done, according to Mark Selley of the Bermuda Stroke and Family Support Association.
Mr Selley said that while they had been fighting to improve insurance coverage an...
DATE: Sep 24, 2015
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 3,000 people have gone through training to help combat the difficult issue of child sexual abuse, according to Scars chairman Jon Brunson.
Addressing the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday afternoon, Mr Brunson said that since 2011, around 3,21...
DATE: Sep 23, 2015
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A fight at a cricket club that attracted international attention online and resulted in two players being banned is being investigated by the Bermuda Police Service.
Jason Anderson has already received a lifetime ban from the Bermuda Cricket Board fo...
DATE: Sep 23, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Next month’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event will both highlight Bermuda on the world stage and introduce the series to the Island’s public.
“I think at its core this weekend is really about sport,” America’s Cup communications directo...
DATE: Sep 22, 2015
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Event
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team of researchers has visited Bermuda to study the local dolphin population.
Dolphin Quest spokesman Jason Price said the research team included Andreas Fahalman of Texas A & M University and representatives from both the Chicago Zoological Socie...
DATE: Sep 22, 2015
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The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has received two new grants to help support climate change research in and around the Island.
According to a BIOS spokeswoman, recent grants from the National Science Foundation will allow the restoration of th...
DATE: Sep 22, 2015
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes