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The trial of a man accused of assaulting Senator Jeff Baron continued yesterday, with Magistrate Archibald Warner challenging the senator’s actions.
Victor Moore Johnston has denied charges of assaulting Sen Baron, having care and control of a vehicl...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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The House of Assembly last night approved increased land tax for commercial properties, aimed at creating additional revenue for Government.
The Land Tax Amendment Act 2015 will raise rates for commercial properties from 4.4 per cent to 5.5 per cent....
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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The trial of a man accused or repeatedly having sex with a schoolgirl ended this week with a hung jury.
The defendant, a 46-year-old Paget man, denies four counts of sexually exploiting the complainant, who is under the age of 13, and one count of se...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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The House of Assembly has voted to increase departure tax, despite concerns by the Opposition that it will hinder growth in the tourism sector.
The Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act 2015, presented by Finance Minister Bob Richards, will increase depa...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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The criminal trial of a man accused of attacking Senator Jeff Baron continued yesterday, with the court viewing security camera footage of the incident.
Victor Moore Johnston, 46, of Hamilton Parish, has denied assaulting Sen Baron, the Junior Minist...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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The 2015 Ag Show has been scrapped after the Bermuda Government told organisers that the event would be limited to two days.
The community action group behind the move to keep alive this year’s edition said today that it was told it could use Botanic...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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The trial of a man accused of assaulting Junior National Security Minister Jeff Baron began yesterday with the senator telling the court that he was attempting to stop the defendant from driving drunk.
Victor Moore Johnston, 46, of Hamilton Parish, h...
DATE: Mar 03, 2015
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A Warwick man has been convicted of a $6 million cannabis smuggling plot by a unanimous verdict.
After a two-month trial in Supreme Court, Darrin Virgil, 29, was found guilty of conspiring to import and supply cannabis found hidden in a shipment of s...
DATE: Mar 03, 2015
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ACBDA have submitted new planning applications for Dockyard in advance of the 2017 America’s Cup.
A pair of applications were received by the Planning Department last week proposing a new service road to Moresby Plain Field, and alterations to a buil...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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A Paget woman pleaded not guilty this morning to the murder of a 16-year-old student.
Kiahna Trott-Edwards, 31, was charged in the Supreme Court with murdering Shijuan Mungal on September 8 last year in Warwick.
The teenager was allegedly struck with...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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