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A man who claimed he had 13g of cannabis because it was his birthday was given the unpleasant gift of a fine in court.
Vincent Darrell, 35, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possessing cannabis on August 19, 2011 in Smith's.
Crown counsel Garre...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton Parish man who admitted trading in $1,400 of stolen jewellery at a ‘cash-for-gold’ store was given a conditional discharge.
Dejuan Somner pleaded guilty last month to dishonestly receiving stolen goods stolen from a Hamilton Parish home.
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DATE: May 21, 2012
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to add a second screen to Hamilton’s Speciality Cinema and Grill have been approved by the Planning Department.
The application proposes to turn the former home of Mailboxes Unlimited on Church Street into a 55-seat cinema.
The cinema would hav...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public school students will enjoy a four-day weekend next week, but their teachers will be taking part in professional development exercises.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said yesterday that public schools will not have class next Friday, sayi...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A crash between a rental cycle and a bus left two tourists injured this week.
Police and first responders attended a reported collision in Sandys around 10.45am on Wednesday, according to a police spokeswoman.
“It appears that the vehicles were trave...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of St George will next month hold an election to fill a vacant Common Councillor position.
The election is to be held June 14.
The five Common Councillor positions are usually filled during the municipal elections however only four in...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dame Jennifer Smith believes Government are winning the fight against the economic crisis that has triggered high levels of unemployment on the Island.
Running for re-election in Constituency 1, the former premier said she thought Bermuda was ‘making...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The cost of new affordable housing intended to replace the Victoria and Albert Rows is too high, according to One Bermuda Alliance.
Party leader Craig Cannonier said the new units would put further pressure on Bermudians trying to rent or sell their ...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Waste Management will be holding a special waste drop-off event this week for some hazardous items.
This Friday and Saturday between 9am and 4pm, members of the public will be able to drop off fluorescent bulbs, pesticides, hobby ch...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s may not have a fully functioning police station, but the St George’s Community Action Team (CAT) believe they are preventing crime.
Earlier this week, the team took The Royal Gazette around the old town, highlighting the work that has bee...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
