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Minister of Environment and Planning Sylvan Richards has announced new protocols for special development orders.
Under the new protocols SDOs will follow the normal consultation and assessment procedures as any other planning application, but would b...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a double murder which took place in January.
A Police spokesman said yesterday: “The Bermuda Police Service is continuing its investigations into a shooting which occurred at Belvin’s Variety store...
DATE: Jun 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police officers will be returning to the Island’s schools in the future in response to reports of weapons on campus.
Inspector Tracy Burgess of the Public Protection Department told a public meeting last night that the Police Service had received mul...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A $265,000 research grant has been presented to the Bermuda Lionfish Task Force to help combat the invasive species.
Donated by Darwin Plus: Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund, the funds will be used to carry out a lionfish population ...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Difficult choices may have to be made about the future of Government pensions, according to SAGE Commission chair Brian Duperreault.
During a public meeting held this week at Penno’s Wharf, St George’s, to seek public input in reducing Government spe...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Wedco will be repairing and replacing signs in Dockyard after a complaint from the public.
Earlier this week, Judith Swan wrote to this newspaper about a sign, intended to give information about convict hulks, which she described as “virtually unread...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) has been given funding by the National Science Foundation for its Research Experiences for Undergraduates Programme.
The programme will support internships at BIOS this fall, giving eight undergraduate s...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a missing teenager.
Zackary Fox, 15, is described as being light-skinned and around 4ft 3in, weighing around 115 to 120lbs. He is known to frequent the Fentons Drive, Happy Valley Road, Pembroke a...
DATE: May 30, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Technical difficulties on a US Naval aircraft caused emergency vehicles to gather at LF Wade International Airport yesterday.
According to a spokesman, the airport duty officer was informed shortly after 3pm that a P3 aircraft travelling from Jackson...
DATE: May 30, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Highland Games are set to return to Bermuda next month with 82 performers representing four overseas groups.
And in the build-up to the games, the performers will be highlighted in a series of events across the Island.
On June 10, the MacKenzie S...
DATE: May 30, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
