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Government is seeking young people to promote Bermuda to help make next year’s Spring Break a success.
The Department of Tourism announced yesterday that it is looking for students enrolled in college or university in the US or Canada to join their A...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man whose car flipped over while rushing to his girlfriend at the hospital was banned from the road for drinking and driving.
Dwon Trott, 35, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of driving with an excess of alcohol, and driving a car th...
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government must do more to support Bermuda’s businesses in order to build the economy and tackle rising debt, according to the United Bermuda Party.
UBP financial spokesman Charlie Swan said yesterday that international businesses leaving the Island ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Works Minister Michael Weeks yesterday clarified that there are no hard plans to install a “kiddie track” for young children at Astwood Park. And while a previous Government statement said that Marc Bean, the area MP, had canvassed the area ab...
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The mother of a molested girl said yesterday she was outraged that the man responsible was given a suspended sentence.
Joshua Crockwell, 22, was convicted earlier this year of sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl in a 2010 incident.
Chief Justice ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans are being considered to move the Hamilton Ferry Terminal.
No details as to where the terminal would be moved or what would become of the current site have been disclosed, with the project said to be still in the early discussion stage.
A spokes...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government should drop plans to turn a section of Astwood Park into a scrambling track, according to the Minister responsible for the national park’s creation.
Former UBP Minister Quinton Edness, who oversaw the 1980 purchase of the land by Governmen...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drive to buy diapers resulted in a prison sentence for a St George’s man who admitted driving while disqualified.
Umdae Wooldridge, 23, was sentenced to ten days in prison after the court heard he already had two previous convictions for the offenc...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New businesses and a busier summer season could be positive signs that St George's is on the road to recovery, according to Courtney Trott.
Mr Trott, secretary to the Corporation of St George, said that while the town still faces its share of challen...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two people were charged yesterday with a plot to import more than 150g of heroin inside a radio.
Shakeda Davis, 28, of School Drive, Devonshire, and Winston Burgess, 48, of Middle Town Drive, Pembroke, were both charged in Magistrates’ Court with con...
DATE: Sep 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
