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A Devonshire man was fined $200 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday after he admitted damaging the sign of a Front Street hot spot.
Prosecutors said 27-year-old Sherwon Ible deliberately kicked a sign outside The Beach out of anger, but he told the court...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government intends to create three new Economic Empowerment Zones (EEZs) in Pembroke, Economy Minister Patrice Minors announced yesterday.
Among the new proposed EEZs are:
l The Middletown EEZ between Happy Valley Road and Parsons Road,
l The Northe...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air arrivals for October were up more than five percent compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary figures released by the Tourism Ministry.
However Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said the final figures for the month may be less p...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former St George’s Mayor and trailblazer Lois Perinchief died yesterday at the age of 86.
Ms Perinchief, who was born and raised in St George’s, made history in 1968 when she became Common Councillor for the Corporation of St George’s — the first wom...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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A man jailed for attempted murder had his prison sentence extended yesterday after he admitted assaulting two prison officers.
Jahmel Glenn Blakeney, 30, is currently serving a 30-year sentence for the attempted murder of Shaki Minors and his girlfri...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights between Bermuda and the US East Coast are expected to resume today following the havoc wreaked on that area by superstorm Sandy.
Meanwhile the Island’s container ships have all been delayed by the monster storm, and the cruise ship Regatta ha...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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A Bermudian caught in the wrath of Hurricane Sandy said yesterday that she felt she was living in a “bad sci-fi movie.”
Laura Gorham, who travelled to New York to take part in a conference, said from her host’s home in the city’s Upper West side she ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
New England last night braced itself for the worst as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the US, while commuters in Bermuda were also impacted by the giant storm with many ferry services disrupted yesterday.
The majority of flights to and from the Island w...
DATE: Oct 30, 2012
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The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) has hailed the creation of the Lodge Point Nature Reserve, but said even more could be done.
Chairman Stuart Hayward said that more of the Ireland Island area should be protected to protect ex...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shots were fired in Sandys over the weekend in the latest recorded firearms incident, but there have been no reported injuries.
A Police Spokesman said yesterday that at around 1.30am on Saturday officers responded to reports of gunfire in the Greenf...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
