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A man was banned from the roads until 2024 after he was caught drink-driving while disqualified.
Juan DeLeon Garcia, 22, from Southampton, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit, driving while disqualified and driving without a ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An $800,000 government loan to an American music promoter to set up a recording studio in Dockyard was made “at the direction of the Premier”, a former Cabinet minister claimed yesterday.
Commentators on Twitter criticised David Burt, the Premier, an...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Other
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Police have found forensic evidence at the scene of a serious sex assault on a woman at knifepoint, a senior officer said yesterday.
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro revealed that “a number of forensic items” had been detected at the scene of ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Party leaders David Burt and Craig Cannonier traded barbs over the weekend about their party’s records in power.
Mr Burt, the Premier and leader of the Progressive Labour Party, said at a virtual rally on Saturday that his administration had kept its...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds of hotel workers face redundancy because of the closure of a leading Bermudian resort for almost two years.
The 18-month shuttering of the Fairmont Southampton hotel for renovations would mean about 750 layoffs, roughly 500 of them Bermudian...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More education is needed to help end the stigma of mental health and addiction, campaigners have said.
The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation added it would continue to work with whichever party was in power after the October 1 General Election and tha...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Premier said yesterday he wanted to renegotiate the project agreement for the airport to put its revenues and profits back into Bermudian hands.
But David Burt said that discussions could not be held until the airport, constructed through a publ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Victory in the battle against Covid-19 is vital if the already battered economy is to recover from the pandemic’s financial impact, an economist said yesterday.
Craig Simmons, a senior economics lecturer at Bermuda College, added that control of the ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The Hurricane Teddy-driven seas were the highest in almost 30 years, a veteran charter boat captain and conservationist said yesterday.
Choy Aming, also co-founder of the Bermuda Shark Project, added: “I might actually dig out some old photos to loo...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A group of men yesterday admitted involvement in a fight after charges of assault in connection with the incident were dropped.
Taaj Muhammad, 25, Jahdal Denbrook, 39, and Kodi Carlington, 25, all of St George’s, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes