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Legislation aimed at stamping out gang activity by increasing penalties for gang related offences was passed in the House of Assembly.
All parties agreed the Criminal Code Amendment Act 2012 is a positive step towards discouraging gang membership.
Bu...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Repaving works, a crane and a fashion show are set to cause several street closures in Hamilton this weekend.
According to a City of Hamilton spokeswoman, the section of Front Street between Parliament and King Streets will be closed between 7am on S...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A zip line running the length of Dockyard could be introduced next year as an attraction for both visitors and residents.
Fantasea owner Michael Heslop and Canadian company Greenheart have applied to install a zip line at the west end site, which wou...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Government has cancelled a weekend ferry service between Dockyard and St George’s, according to Mayor Kenneth Bascome.
The service was introduced at the request of cruise ship operators.
Mr Bascome said he was told that low ridership and high costs w...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) is already on the right track, according to the institute’s newly named director.
Dr William Curry, the Director of the Ocean and Climate Change Institute and Senior Scientist in the Department of Geology...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former probationary police officer Paul Boorman was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison for multiple counts of accessing child pornography.
Boorman, 44, of Spring Hill, Warwick, pleaded guilty in April to 14 counts of knowingly accessing child ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Community members met this week calling for unity after last week’s fatal shooting.
Around 100 people came together at the First Church of God Monday evening, only a short distance from where Joshua Robinson was murdered.
Hosting the meeting, Glenn F...
DATE: Jul 03, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The United Bermuda Party has questioned Government’s handling of the Park Hyatt Resort project following a lack of updates.
In a recent statement, a party spokesman said: “The Town of St George’s suffered with the demise of cruise ship traffic, and t...
DATE: Jul 03, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police seized more than a dozen cannabis plants over the weekend after they were discovered in a wooded area near a preschool.
A police spokesman said yesterday: “Around 9.30am on Saturday, police officers seized approximately 20 cannabis plants unde...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men have been charged with a machete attack at a family event at Southampton Rangers.
Sergio Woolridge Robinson, 21, and D'Angelo Clarke, 21, were both charged on Friday with wounding Joshua Place with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in an i...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
