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A man who led police on a high-speed chase was later found to have a knife in his motorcycle, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
Rhanai Williams, 21, pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article, dangerous driving and refusal to stop for police....
DATE: Feb 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Six Bermudian artists who raised the bar for arts and culture on the island were honoured by the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport.
Ernest Peets celebrated the six men and women during the Bermuda Arts Council’s annual awards ceremony on Sunday at...
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
School enrolment dropped to an all-time low in 2020, statisticians have revealed.
The low pupil numbers, which sat at 8,916 pupils two years ago, the latest figures available, has dropped 1 per cent almost every year between 2011 and 2020.
A Departm...
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The US House of Representatives has unveiled a room to honour a former Bermuda barber who became the first Black person to win a seat in Congress.
House members met descendants of Joseph Rainey this month to open the Joseph H Rainey Room in the US Ca...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Staff at power company Belco donated more than 1,000 bags of food and supplies to families in need as part of a Valentine’s Day fundraiser.
Belco’s Valentine’s Day food drive saw the company’s employees spread the love by filling hampers with supplie...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A plan to breathe new life into the Bermuda’s carnival events was revealed today.
The Bermuda Mas Band Association will organise “Revel de Road”, started in partnership with Party People Entertainment, Nova Mas International and Code Red Bda.
A spoke...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Environmental problems unique to islands will be in the spotlight at a marine science lecture series.
The problems of islands and their special difficulties will be discussed at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s BUEI Talks: Island SOS, s...
DATE: Feb 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A food delivery man who was held against his will said his captor got off too lightly.
Romone Reid insisted Sam Fraser-Smith, 43, was let off the hook in Magistrates’ Court after two of the original three charges were dropped and the defendant receiv...
DATE: Feb 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers are to guard Buckingham Palace and other Royal sites in the UK for the first time.
Six soldiers from the RBR will fly to London tomorrow and later join forces with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment for four weeks of public ...
DATE: Feb 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A serial offender with a criminal record stretching back 40 years has been jailed for 18 months after he admitted the theft of $80 from a house.
Neville Woods, 53, pleaded guilty yesterday in Magistrates’ Court to trespassing into a home to steal cas...
DATE: Feb 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson