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A man was sent to the DUI court yesterday after his fifth drink driving-related charge in 11 years.
Suleyman Bashir, 34, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to refusal to take a breath test.
The court heard that police stopped Bashir’s car on Crow L...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s law enforcement agencies were on standby to assist in an international operation to combat human trafficking, which resulted in more than 200 arrests.
An operation involving police across Latin America working with Interpol led to the arres...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has recorded four more deaths from Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
Two of the deaths occurred in September and November, respectively, and are being reported following ongoing death certificate reconciliation.
The othe...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An American who claims an island off Southampton may have been misappropriated from her family a century ago is calling on others with evidence of “land grabs” to join forces for a class-action lawsuit.
Helen Muise said affected families should consi...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A contractor has been awarded more than $85,000 after the Supreme Court ruled the firm was underpaid for work on a string of projects by a developer.
BS&R Group, a carpentry firm, launched legal action against Westport Architecture in 2015 after it c...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
As Covid-19 cases soared to their highest levels in September, the Bermuda Government was already looking overseas for help.
Cases of the virus skyrocketed from 290 at the start of the month to 1,238 by September 14.
The island’s fourth wave of infec...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 21-year-old man was last night being treated in hospital after a shooting in Pembroke.
A police spokesman said: “Shortly before 8.30pm, police received a 911 call reporting gun shots heard in the area of Mount Hill Road, Pembroke.
“Police attended ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A veteran of the elite Royal Marine Commandos was also a prominent businessman at a well-known china, crystal and antiques shop.
Major Peter Darling, who served nearly 30 years in the Marines, ran Bluck’s on Front Street with his brother, Lieutenant-...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A large pile of trash dumped outside the Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy facility over the holiday weekend has angered members of the public.
The waste was removed from the area by yesterday morning, but on social media several people highlighted the pile ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education yesterday issued a reminder to parents and students to preregister for back-to-school Covid-19 testing.
Negative results must be submitted by January 5 to allow for in-school learning. Results for those testing privately are...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
