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The PGA Grand Slam will remain at Port Royal until 2014, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert announced yesterday.
“This is great news for Bermuda to have the Grand Slam return for the next two years,” Mr Furbert said. “During the last six years of hosting...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 62-year-old who ignored the advice of officers not to drive was yesterday banned from driving all vehicles.
Jerry Looby, from Devonshire, was arrested on Cedar Park Road at 11.20am on November 10. The court heard that officers were on duty in the a...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke woman was injured when her auxiliary cycle struck a car at the entrance to Sunset Pass, in Pembroke.
According to a police spokesman, officers and first responders attended a crash on North Shore Road at around 8.30am on Tuesday.
“It appea...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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A man caught attempting to trade in stolen jewellery was remanded into custody after he admitted receiving more than $13,000 of stolen goods.
However the defendant, 24-year-old Pembroke resident Malik Cann, denied actually stealing the items from the...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A female student who swore and spat at officers has received two years’ probation.
Jasmine Hendrickson, 22, admitted committing the September 22 offence when she appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
Officers said they saw her outside Chewstick, on Court S...
DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who kicked over a group of motorcycles in a fit of rage was fined yesterday and ordered to pay for the damage he caused.
Shomari Harvey, 34, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to causing wilful damage in an incident on September 17.
He also p...
DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A widow who injured two officers by crashing into a marked police car admitted she had been drinking and driving.
Karen Cannonier, 55, of Chaingate Hill, Devonshire, was arrested following the collision, which took place at around 12.30am on Sunday.
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DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Paterson Contracting has shut its doors and is set to be wound up after falling more than $1 million in debt.
The company had struggled due to the slowdown of the construction industry and has already laid off all of its staff.
According to a notice ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Taxi owners and operators who are not GPS compliant should not be punished for the time being, according to the Taxi Commission.
But new initiatives are being prepared to benefit those operators who have the proper equipment and are fully compliant w...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
MP Charlie Swan wants Bermuda to have a national lottery for Bermuda.
Mr Swan said such a move contained in a motion in the tabled in the House of Assembly would allow additional funding for programmes aimed at the Island’s youth.
“I have long expoun...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
