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A man has been cleared of firearms and ammunition charges after a judge found that he had no case to answer.
A Supreme Court jury was directed yesterday to find Pelealkhai Williams, 33, not guilty after Acting Puisne Judge Mark Pettingill found that ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Pembroke resident Adenike Carmichael’s dream home became a nightmare because of problems she believes could be a result of Belco operations. Sarah Lagan visited her at her house on Bluff Lane to hear her story.
Becoming a new homeowner was far ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new business promises cheaper private jet travel options for its clients by filling empty seats.
The Private Jet Club, launched by David Ezekiel and Robert Mulderig, intends to offer discounted flights to members by utilising “empty leg” reposi...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
East End businesses voiced frustration about the abrupt suspension of ferry service to St George’s in the middle of the summer cruise ship season.
The St George’s Stakeholder Committee, a group of East End business operators, said that it was very di...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seventy per cent of young Bermudians who have completed Endeavour’s maritime career springboard programme have found jobs in the maritime industry, a recent report revealed.
Endeavour partners with the Bermuda College every year to offer this seven-w...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Residents and visitors took advantage of clear skies and flat seas to get out on the water this week.
While some householders may have prayed for rain as the drought continues, young and old swam, enjoyed water parks and parasailed.
According to th...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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Nineteen police officers were promoted at a formal ceremony last week.
During the event last Thursday, 11 constables were promoted to the rank of sergeant, while seven sergeants became inspectors and one inspector became a chief inspector.
The promo...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 76-year-old woman pleaded not guilty yesterday to causing grievous bodily harm to a man by driving without due care and attention.
Shirley Trott, of Hamilton Parish, elected to have her case heard in Magistrates’ Court when she appeared before Mag...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The island’s known cases of Covid-19 have risen to 238, with 200 people found positive for the virus out of the latest 3,973 test results.
The figures yield an overall test positivity of 5 per cent.
Health officials said six people were being treated...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Ernest Peets, recently visited Smith’s Island, in St George’s, where archaeologists have been uncovering remnants of the possible first capital of Bermuda.
Michael Jarvis and his team of students from the Un...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda