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A 28-year-old Warwick man has pleaded not guilty to stealing jewellery to the value of $86,575 from ER Aubrey on Queen Street.
Kyle Smith was charged with trespassing on to the Pembroke store on October 12 last year and for stealing the goods.
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DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
The Protection of Birds Amendment Act has been passed in the House of Assembly extending the power to destroy “pest” birds to anyone authorised by Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden.
Members on both side of the House voiced support for the legisla...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
LookBermuda is working on a film charting the discovery of a stash of bottles untouched by human hands for almost 150 years on the sunken civil war blockade runner Mary Celestia.
The five sealed and apparently well-preserved bottles were discovered d...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
A 56-year-old man of no fixed abode has been charged for a grievous bodily harm offence that was said to have taken place 15 years ago.
Kenneth Dyer, formerly of Southampton, said that he left the Island “18 or 19 years ago”, to which Senior Magistr...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Court
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Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Industrial Union is to hold a meeting with bus operators tomorrow morning to discuss cancelled bus runs and overtime.
The Allied Workers’ Division will meet at 11.30pm and the BIU said there would be no disruption to service.
There have...
DATE: Mar 08, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Wayne Scott yesterday clarified that middle schools and senior schools are not being considered for consolidation contrary to making that suggestion at a meeting with education stakeholders.
The Education Minister met with the Bermuda Parent Teachers...
DATE: Mar 07, 2015
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The consolidation of middle and senior schools has not been ruled out by Government as a means of reducing expenses.
Education Minister Wayne Scott told a well-attended audience at CedarBridge Academy that while Government’s initial focus is on pre-s...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has released the most recent statistics from his Ministry with highlights including 22 new businesses being opened and increases in planning and building permits.
The Minister said: “The statistics for 2014 are a po...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Tall Ship the Lord Nelson arrived in St George yesterday morning, partially crewed by physically challenged sailors.
The ship is docked at Penno’s Wharf and is due to sail from the Old Town to Hamilton today.
The Lord Nelson is one of two tall ships...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
The chairman of the Bermuda Parent Teachers Students Association has said the Bermuda Government’s schools consolidation plan should have begun last year and that, as it stands, there is not enough time for the plan to be properly implemented.
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DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan