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A motorcyclist injured in a collision with a taxi parked on the Causeway has been awarded more than $37,000 by the Supreme Court.
Dwayne Brown launched a legal action against the taxi’s operator, Brandon Levon, on the grounds that he had caused the s...
DATE: Mar 19, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A construction firm has been fined for not providing a worker with health insurance — with the magistrate lamenting the low penalties available under the law.
Dennis Correia, appearing on behalf of Correia Construction, pleaded guilty yesterday to fa...
DATE: Mar 19, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of assaulting Senator Jeff Baron was acquitted of all charges in Magistrates’ Court this afternoon after it was ruled that he had acted in self-defence.
Victor Moore Johnston, 46, was found not guilty of charges of assaulting the senato...
DATE: Mar 19, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Video of the shooting of Haile Outerbridge and Ricco Furbert showed “dark tones” on the gunman’s hands, potentially matching tattoos on a suspect.
Christoph Duerr, 26, from Sandys, and Le-Veck Roberts, 21, from Warwick, have been charged with the pre...
DATE: Mar 18, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 100 young people have been honoured for their achievements at the 2015 Outstanding Teen Awards.
Nicholas Pell, deputy head boy at Saltus, took the top prize at the event, held at the weekend.
The teenager was awarded the Outstanding Overall ac...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of two men charged with the murder of Haile Outerbridge and Ricco Furbert continued yesterday, with the jury seeing CCTV footage of the shooting.
Christoph Duerr, 26, from Sandys, and Le-Veck Roberts, 21, from Warwick, are charged with the ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) will continue to support entrepreneurs despite a decrease in Government grants, according to Junior Home Affairs Minister Sylvan Richards
The 2015/16 Budget cut the Government grant to the quango b...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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Politics
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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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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes