10707 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Dunkley, Bermuda’s Premier, took aim at the Opposition Leader over “irrational” comments made during a radio interview last week after the Reply to the Throne Speech.
Mr Dunkley said that, during the interview on HOTT 107, Marc Bean made a se...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An unruly passenger forced a Cuba-bound flight this afternoon to divert to the Island, where he was arrested.
A police spokesman said: “Police responded to a report of a unruly passenger on board a Thomas Cook Airline plane travelling from Manchester...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Colonial Group will be lending a hand with this year’s Toys for Tots campaign to collect Christmas toys for needy children.
The annual campaign, organised by Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty and the Coalition for the Protection of the Children, pro...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Team StreetSafe and the Inter Agency Gang Taskforce (IAGTF) are “alive and kicking”, according to Jeff Baron.
Speaking in the Senate on the Throne Speech and the Opposition’s official Reply, the Junior Minister for Public Safety noted that Marc Bean ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A planning application to erect a beach club at Sinky Bay in Southampton has been approved by the Development Applications Board.
The “Hamilton Princess Beach Club”, to be erected on the eastern side of the former Sonesta property, will include a din...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sea levels around the Island are rising by an average of 2mm per year due to global climate change, according to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), and that number is expected to increase.
“Decades of tidal gauge measurements, as well as...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Derrick Burgess, the Shadow Minister for Labour Relations, has alleged that the Government is allowing Bermudians to be passed over in favour of guest workers in the job market.
However, Home Affairs Minister Senator Michael Fahy maintained that the ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Youth Parliament opened its latest session yesterday afternoon, continuing its mission to empower young Bermudians.
In a speech opening the 2014-15 session, Youth Premier Dejanee Hill-Edwards said: “It is no secret that in today’s society, ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are urging the public to be vigilant following an increase in motorcycle thefts this year.
Inspector Robert Cardwell, the officer in charge of the Roads Police Unit, said that 728 vehicles have been reported stolen so far this year, compared t...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Somerset Bridge and Southlands Cottage have been proposed for listed status, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
While Somerset Bridge would be given a Grade HM listing — classifying it as a Historic Monument Listed Building — Southlands Cotta...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes