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Deputy Mayor Garth Rothwell and former Common Councillor Alfonso Harris will this month go toe to toe to become the Mayor of St George.
Meanwhile, Steven Hollis will return to the Corporation after he was the only candidate who put his name forward f...
DATE: Jan 04, 2013
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The City of Hamilton is considering placing solar panels at Bulls Head car park.
A request for proposals from suppliers interested in designing and installing a grid-connected photovoltaic system, was published in yesterday’s The Royal Gazette.
The a...
DATE: Jan 03, 2013
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A teenager was yesterday charged in Magistrates’ Court with having an illegal weapon at a New Year’s party.
Jahcari Anthony Francis, 16, denied having a brass knuckle in an increased penalty zone.
The teenager was arrested with the item during a New ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2013
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A St George’s man was yesterday charged with the premeditated murder of 20-year-old Malcolm Augustus.
Wolda Gardner, 33, of Secretary Lane, was also charged with using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, specifically murder.
Both offences wer...
DATE: Jan 03, 2013
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A Devonshire senior involved in a Christmas Day car crash has been fined for drinking and driving.
Maxwell Brown, 67, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while impaired by alcohol on Granaway Heights Road.
Officers responded to a report o...
DATE: Dec 31, 2012
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Vandals struck a Somerset Church on Christmas Eve, uprooting a row of hibiscus recently planted to beautify the area.
Elizabeth Card, a parishioner at St Joseph’s Church, said she discovered the damage on Christmas morning as she was picking up item...
DATE: Dec 31, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Wind and rain battered the Island this weekend, but rain is not expected to dampen Bermuda’s New Year’s celebrations.
As of press time last night, the Bermuda Weather Service was forecasting strong winds, but no rain for this evening’s festivities.
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DATE: Dec 31, 2012
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A man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend after she caught him sleeping in her bed has been jailed pending sentence.
Jamal Bascome, 27, of Sunset Close, Pembroke, admitted causing actual bodily harm to Merviena Simons on December 22.
Magistrates’ Court h...
DATE: Dec 31, 2012
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Spanish Town Entertainment hope to light up Front Street this New Year’s with a free party for the entire community.
Manager Eugene Dean said the hope is that Unity Explosion: The Ultimate New Year’s Eve Party, will help bring Bermuda together.
“Our ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2012
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A Pembroke man who ran from police because of an expired bike licence got into deeper trouble after officers discovered he had cannabis.
Stephen Knight, 23, claimed he forgot he had the drug on him, when he later appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
“I ra...
DATE: Dec 29, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes