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A bartender has been remanded after he admitted importing cannabis.
Joshua Stovell, 30, pleaded guilty to importing 679 grams of the controlled drug into Bermuda and possessing drug equipment — a Bob Marley grinder.
Both the drugs and the grinder we...
DATE: Sep 30, 2014
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A Southampton man charged with driving his lawyer’s car while impaired has been ordered to pay $1,250 in overdue fines or face time behind bars.
Kent Todd, 53, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to driving while impaired, refusing ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2014
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A series of waterspouts were spotted off the east coast of the Island this morning as a result of a weather system developing in the region.
The Bermuda Weather Service (BWS) reported the waterspouts between 9.45am and 10.45am, posting pictures on th...
DATE: Sep 29, 2014
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A St George’s man accused of a series of sexual offences against a young girl has been released on bail.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged earlier this year with several counts of sexually exploiting a girl while ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva has criticised a recent trip by Government ministers to New York, and their refusal so far to disclose the trip’s cost.
In a statement, Mr DeSilva said: “The public has a right to know why it was necessary for Pre...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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A drunk driver who sped through the scene of a traffic collision has been banned from the roads for a year.
Gary Blackwell, 26, from Warwick, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning to a single count of driving over the legal blood-alc...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson has challenged a Government move towards pre-certification for medical testing, calling it an “unnecessary and dangerous” practice.
While Government has said the move would help tackle the high cost of healthcare on ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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A Hamilton Parish man has been accused of sexually touching an eight-year-old girl at a beach, and making advances on two other girls.
The 57-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged in Magistrates’ Court this morning with tw...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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A group of 180 former Hamilton and Southampton Princess employees have reunited on the Island this week as the Hamilton hotel celebrates the 50th anniversary of its reopening.
Peter Pfeiffer, who worked at the hotel between 1969 and 1980 and lives in...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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A woman who admitted cursing at officers investigating the fatal stabbing of Verneil Richardson has been given a conditional discharge.
Shakeda Outerbridge, 25, from Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court earlier to a charge of using o...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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