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A Devonshire woman was hurt after her car crashed into a utility pole on Middle Road in Southampton on Sunday.
According to a police spokeswoman, at around 5.25am that day, officers responded to the reported collision near the junction with Newport G...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George has been named one of the world’s most picturesque villages in a recent article on Yahoo Travel.
The article, by Sandra Ramani, lists the East End town alongside Wengen in Switzerland, Pariangan in West Sumatra, Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia and...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man who shattered a gas station door after he was refused service, was fined $500.
George Mouchette, from Rushdie Lane, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to causing wilful damage in excess of $60 in the January 24 incident.
Crown counsel ...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has tabled an amendment that would limit land tax exemptions for the Island’s seniors.
The Land Tax Amendment Bill 2012 rolls back the full land tax exemptions granted in 2005 to units occupied by seniors with Bermudian status.
Under the a...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A minor collision between a car and a truck resulted in a truck driver being arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.
A police spokeswoman said that at around 6.40pm on Saturday, officers on mobile patrol came across the scene of the collision at t...
DATE: Mar 06, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Standard Premium Rates (SPR) for health insurance will rise by 7.7 percent, or around $19 per month according to draft regulations approved in the House of Assembly.
While Health Minister Zane DeSilva said the increase was lowered through the capping...
DATE: Mar 06, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian veterinarian is making headlines in Australia after saving a cat in an unusual case.
Dr Charna Stowe, now practicing at the Whyalla Veterinary Clinic in South Australia, was recently treating a cat brought in with an abscess on its neck, ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St David’s woman had theft charges against her dismissed after a magistrate found that the allegations did not meet the requirements of the offence.
Merangene Ollivierre, 56, from Cove Valley, stood accused of the theft of $110 of food items from L...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Health is looking to honour those who promote healthy living for seniors.
The Health Ministry is now asking the public to nominate worthy individuals persons selected will be named at the 2012 Public Health Awards on April 2.
The t...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will join with nations around the world to mark World Kidney Day by increasing awareness of organ donation this week.
The Department of Health, the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Bermuda Organ and Tissue Donor Association, will hold several ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
