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A concrete wall designed to protect the cliff face of Government’s latest affordable housing scheme from erosion has come under question.
Area residents are wondering why such a structure was put at the foot of the Grand Atlantic development when the...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert will next month step onto the historic field at Boston’s Fenway Park in an effort to promote the Island with song.
Mr Furbert has been invited to sing the US national anthem at the home of the Boston Red Sox during its ...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Retailers in St George have their fingers crossed that the threat of rough weather this weekend will not stop the town welcoming its first visiting cruise ship of the year.
Government passed legislation specifically to allow St George’s shops to open...
DATE: Apr 05, 2012
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One person in every 110 worldwide is affected by autism, regardless of race, religion, socio-economic status or geography.
That fact was noted by Education Minister Dame Jenifer Smith as she read an official proclamation to celebrate World Autism Day...
DATE: Apr 04, 2012
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The decision to cut a morning trip on the ferry from Rockaway to Hamilton was nonsensical, according to MP Charlie Swan.
Mr Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party banner, said the promise of a rethink on the cut is encouraging, he noted...
DATE: Apr 04, 2012
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are investigating a broad daylight attack on a teenager in a quiet neighbourhood.
Two men with helmets and visors pulled up on a motorcycle and attacked Dominic Daniels, 19, yesterday afternoon as he was working near Devonshire Bay for a local...
DATE: Apr 03, 2012
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Devonshire man in Magistrates’ Court admitted having cannabis and multiple grinders after police discovered the items in a search of his home.
Anthony Smith, 27, of Chain Gate Hill, pleaded guilty to possessing the controlled drug and drug equipmen...
DATE: Apr 03, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys parish man has been charged with laundering more than $480,000.
George Mouchette, 55, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to two counts of converting, transferring or moving money representing the proceeds of drug trafficking or other c...
DATE: Apr 03, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 64-year-old who stole a battery from a car waiting to be repaired at a garage was handed a conditional discharge.
Calvin Virgil, of Paget, pleaded guilty to stealing the $90 battery from a car parked at Rayclan Ltd in Pembroke on New Year’s Day.
He...
DATE: Apr 03, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton is seeking public input on potential changes to the Number Five car park on Front Street.
Mayor Charles Gosling emphasised that no decisions have been made about its future.
Questions had been raised, he said, ever since the demo...
DATE: Apr 02, 2012
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