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A man awaiting trial for burglary was remanded on Monday after the court heard he breached his bail conditions.
Kevin Butterfield, 37, from St George’s, had been released on bail by the Supreme Court last year in advance of a Magistrates’s Court tria...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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A Warwick man who walked away from the scene of a crash has been banned from the road.
Odell Grant, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of driving without due care and attention, leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a drivers licence and ridin...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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A trip to the UK by Finance Minister Bob Richards and the Cabinet Secretary to take part in a conference cost almost $20,000, according to the Ministerial travel website.
According to the website, Mr Richards and Cabinet Secretary Derrick Binns left ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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A man involved in a two-vehicle collision yesterday morning was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.
According to a Police spokesman, officers responded to reports of a crash in Hamilton Parish a few minutes after 6am that day.
“It appear...
DATE: Feb 15, 2015
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The Bermuda Rainbow Alliance has praised a recent Supreme Court judgment, which granted the ability for unmarried couples to apply for joint adoption.
In the ruling, Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman found that the Adoption Act was discriminatory on the g...
DATE: Feb 14, 2015
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Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee David Burt expressed concerns about government interference as the committee was set to hear evidence about spending on the 35th America’s Cup.
While the committee was scheduled to ask questions of William Fr...
DATE: Feb 13, 2015
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Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell has dismissed rumours that the proposed hotel on the former Club Med site has lost the St Regis brand.
Asked about reports that Starwood Hotels and Resorts, which owns the brand, had signed an exclusive agreement to w...
DATE: Feb 13, 2015
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Plans to build on farmland as part of the Pink Beach redevelopment have been rejected by the Development Applications Board.
Sardis Development Ltd had sought permission to erect ten residential units, a sewage treatment facility and parking spaces o...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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The Bermuda Government announced the first three members of the Casino Gaming Commission, who will be tasked with regulating the industry.
The five-member commission will be led by Alan Dunch, who was named chairman. Garry Madeiros was named deputy c...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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A Devonshire man who claimed no knowledge of 110g of cannabis discovered in his kitchen freezer has been found not guilty of possessing the drugs.
However the defendant, Richard Matthie, was convicted of having another 55g of the controlled substance...
DATE: Feb 11, 2015
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