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The first votes of the general election were cast yesterday as advanced polling began.
Hundreds of voters attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall, on King Street, where they were greeted by a raft of political candidates.
Those who spoke with ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An end to conscription could be the end of the Bermuda Regiment, according to a former commanding officer.
Government announced in this year’s Throne Speech that it intends to abolish conscription, but Gavin Shorto urged Government to reconsider such...
DATE: Dec 12, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government highlighted its three-pronged strategy to deal with gang activity during a meeting with the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council in London.
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Kim Wilson took part in the event, along with Pr...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s man who crashed his car into a Southampton wall was arrested yesterday on suspicion of drunk driving.
According to a Police Spokesman, officers attended the reported collision on Middle Road, near the junction with Avocado Lane.
“It app...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former manager at an emergency housing facility claims he is owed almost a year of wages by the Bermuda Housing Corporation.
Laurelie (Larry) Thomas said he didn't have a contract for the ten months he worked for the corporation in 2006, but always...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Watford Sports Club is seeking permission to reinforce the coastline near its Sandys headquarters.
According to a planning application, the move is aimed at to protecting the area from erosion while cleaning up the coastline.
A design statement incl...
DATE: Dec 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) may seek a judicial review over plans to build an orphanage in Warwick.
The plans had been rejected by the Development Applications Board and an inspector allso recommended an appeal be refuse...
DATE: Dec 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man who led police on a high-speed chase through Hamilton has been banned from driving.
Officers attempted to stop 22-year-old Christopher Bell-Rhoda in the afternoon of October 13 after noticing a Blackberry cell phone jammed between his ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A hurricane-damaged church has been torn down, but plans are afoot to rebuild.
The Old Faith Tabernacle Church, near Watford Bridge, in Sandys, was demolished on Wednesday.
Pastor Lynn Landy said that the church suffered extensive damage during Hurri...
DATE: Dec 08, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Warwick family fled their home today morning after a motorcycle burst into flames in their driveway.
According to a spokeswoman for the Bermuda Fire Service said that at around 12.50am, they received a report of two vehicles and a Harbour Road home...
DATE: Dec 07, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
