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The end of the holiday season marks the start of a less desirable time of year according to the Health Department — flu season.
A spokeswoman for the Department said yesterday that reports from last week indicate that Influenza B is circulating aroun...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Deloitte staff recently gave a group of local charities a boost through a day of volunteer service.
Staff cooked meals for people in need, helped build fencing to protect a new National Trust Community Garden, renovated at Tomorrow’s voices and worke...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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A St David’s man was locked up after admitting drowning his own pit bull because it killed a neighbour’s dog.
Nasir Brangman, 24, pleaded guilty to cruelly killing the animal in an incident on November 5.
Magistrates’ Court heard that at around 11.30...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new book investigating the assassination of Governor Richard Sharples and Police Chief George Duckett is set to hit the market next month.
‘Justice Denied: Bermuda's Black Militants, the 'Third Man' and the Assassinations of a Police Chief and Gove...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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A Sandys man stopped for speeding was banned from the road after officers discovered his blood-alcohol level was more than triple the legal limit.
Stanford Hughes, 49, pleaded guilty yesterday to both driving while impaired and speeding in an inciden...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
New x-ray equipment, purchased thanks to the donations of the Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda (HAB), was yesterday unveiled by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
The new equipment is intended to replace a 16-year-old system at the King Edward VII Memorial ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Mirrors will host a free workshop this month aimed at helping parents to be more effective in helping the Island’s youth.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Community and Cultural Development said the two-and-a-half day programme will help motivate and ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton Parish man who refused to submit to a breath test on principle was yesterday disqualified from driving.
John Goddard, 42, was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired on March 17 last year after a single vehicle collision on Harring...
DATE: Jan 08, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Devonshire man was banned from the road for drinking and driving, despite his plea that it would cost him his job.
Vincent Darrell, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while over the legal blood/alcohol limit in an incident on Decem...
DATE: Jan 08, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton Parish man was charged with two counts of sexually exploiting a girl under the age of 14.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, elected for the matter to be heard in the Supreme Court. As a result, he was not required to enter a ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes