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A schoolboy charged with possessing cannabis on school property was given a conditional discharge when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
Bryan McIntosh, 17, of Hillsdale, Smith’s, pleaded guilty in December to having 0.7g of the drug at the Berkeley...
DATE: Jan 11, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three men pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to using offensive words in separate incidents over the weekend.
Colston McKenzie, 32, pleaded guilty to using offensive words and violently resisting arrest outside The Beach, on Front Street.
The court...
DATE: Jan 10, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The MEF group is working to hire Bermudians, despite the challenging economic climate.
An MEF spokesman said yesterday that along with sponsoring employment fairs, the company has put an emphasis on hiring locals 80 Bermudians in 2011, around 70 perc...
DATE: Jan 07, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Jamaican police continue to investigate the murder of Bermudian Karen Hudson-Lewis, with one person of interest still in custody.
Ms Hudson-Lewis and her driver, Everton Daley, were both fatally shot on December 30 inside her Mandeville, Manchester h...
DATE: Jan 07, 2012
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeless man was this morning jailed for 18 months after admitting entering a home late at night and confronting a woman.
Ricardo Tucker, 48, pleaded guilty to entering a Joell’s Alley dwelling as a trespasser on January 4.
The court heard that a w...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A search warrant resulted in a large quanitity of suspected stolen jewellery being recovered by police.
Now, police are asking anyone who has had jewellery stolen, particularily prior to June 15, 2011, to attend the Hamilton Police Station to view th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton will be collecting Christmas trees next week, and is calling for City residents to put out their trees at normal collection times.
A City spokeswoman said yesterday: “Christmas trees must be set out during regular garbage collect...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 100 motorists have been given tickets for using a cell phone while driving, police said today.
A Police spokeswoman said yesterday: “Between 7.15am and 9.15am on Thursday, police officers monitored traffic in Pembroke for offences under the...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The failings of the Audit Committee are damaging Bermuda’s reputation as a good place to do business, Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards claimed last night.
Mr Richards says Government’s failure to get its financial information into the public doma...
DATE: Jan 05, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
American Airlines passengers have signed a petition calling for reimbursement after they were stranded when their flight to Bermuda was turned around.
Flight 1780 from JFK to Bermuda was repeatedly delayed due to the unavailability of an aircraft and...
DATE: Jan 05, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes