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A Canadian businessman has been fined in Magistrates’ Court after he admitted bringing around 14g of cannabis into Bermuda.
Dougal Munro, from Brampton, Ontario pleaded guilty to importing a controlled substance on May 27 on a WestJet flight from Tor...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of brochures, called ‘Let Us Build One Another, Together’, and mailed to residents this week have been described as Government “electioneering” by OBA MP Mark Pettingill.
But while he called on the ruling Progressive Labour Party to reimburs...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St David’s man charged in connection with a mass brawl at a Hamilton gas station admitted causing grievous bodily harm during the fight.
Umdae Woolridge and five other men were allegedly heard threatening Tulio Escolastica as they dragged him out o...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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A Sandys man has been remanded after admitting a string of offences from trespassing to escaping custody.
Troy Harris, 21, pleaded guilty to entering a Harrington Sound Road home as a trespasser and causing wilful damage to a window in the home on Ma...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Public Works Minister Michael Weeks has defended the Grand Atlantic housing project against critics, saying interest in the development remains high.
Five units have been sold and 15 people are being screened for approval, he stated.
“Those that unde...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Keep Bermuda Beautiful has launched a new programme aimed at keeping public areas litter-free.
The Adopt-A-Spot programme, which is an updated version of the once popular Rockwatchers programme, invites residents to adopt a public space and commit to...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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A psychiatric patient who admitted punching a family member in the face has been released on two years probation.
Gerome Thomas, 36, broke Sean Thomas’ nose while the pair were drinking at a family gathering in Warwick on December 23 last year.
The c...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A war of words between Government and the One Bermuda Alliance about a planned housing project in the West End continued yesterday.
OBA MP Mark Pettingill demanded that Government justify the size of the 100-unit project; Progressive Labour Party can...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Works Minister Michael Weeks yesterday defended the Wedco affordable housing project, accusing the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) of playing “political football.”
Responding to repeated criticism in both the media and in the House of Assembly, the...
DATE: May 30, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bus operators have agreed in principle to a new work schedule during a three-hour meeting at the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) headquarters.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Transport said yesterday afternoon that they are still waiting for formal no...
DATE: May 30, 2012
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