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A Bermuda-registered cruise ship has been caught in the middle of a lingering argument between Argentina and the UK.
Provincial Argentine authorities denied the Star Princess permission to dock at the port of Ushuaia in Argentina because the ship had...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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A man and two women were charged in Magistrates’ Court with laundering more than $300,000.
Kiare Hollis, 32, was charged with concealing or disguising property representing the proceeds of criminal conduct and converting, transferring or removing fro...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A repeat offender caught trespassing in a St George’s guest house has been sentenced to one year in prison.
Tyevon Bean, 22, of St George’s, was caught by guests when they returned to the cottage at 2pm on December 28.
Magistrates’ Court heard that ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Two 23-year-old driver was last night in the Intensive Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after being injured on Saturday when four-wheel ATV crashed into a utility pole in Pembroke.
According to a police spokesman, at around 5pm police a...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Proposed licencing for foreign fishing vessels stands in complete conflict with plans to preserve the ocean around Bermuda, according to Shadow Environment Minister Michael Fahy.
In a statement issued over the weekend, the OBA Senator said he was ala...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than four years ago Dakarai Tucker's family and friends said their final goodbyes to the popular teenager, who died as a result of a brain aneurysm.
But on Saturday, Dakarai's parents felt their son's heart beating again.
Part reunion and part ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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The Tourism Ministry purse took a five percent hit in the 2012/13 Budget.
The Ministry’s total budget was reduced from $30.245 million in 2011/12 to $28.7 million, a cut of around $1.5 million.
The bulk of the budget cut will hit Advertising & Promot...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Budget
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Financial Assistance was given a boost in yesterday’s Budget, but the Mirrors programme suffered another heavy cut.
And the Sandys 360 programme received a $2 million grant to offset its construction costs.
According to the 2012/13 Budget, funding ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 24-year-old Pembroke man was fined after officers found rocks of crack cocaine in his pocket.
Kershon Burt, of North Shore Road, admitted possessing the controlled drug on October 20.
Crown counsel Carrington Mahoney told Magistrates’ Court officer...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A family is searching for a missing dog after it ran off following an accident.
Paddle, a black Labrador, was struck by a scooter outside the Port Royal Gas Station on Monday and ran from the area frightened. Owner Ben Nicholls said since then he, hi...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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