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Vandals who desecrated a grave are being hunted by police, it was revealed today.
A police spokesman said that videos posted on social media showed “individuals desecrating a grave at a centrally located cemetery”.
He condemned the “vile and disrespe...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Miami-based owners of a luxury resort are expected to develop a “remediation plan” for a cemetery that sits in its golf course, a lawyer revealed yesterday.
Mark Pettingill, who represented Gencom at the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Losses...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The jury in the Supreme Court trial of a man charged with smuggling gun parts into Bermuda yesterday saw video footage of him being quizzed by detectives.
James Rumley refused to answer police questions during an initial interview and brought a secon...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The public will be treated to music from a trio of bands at a free concert in St George this weekend.
The Bermuda Youth Orchestra, The Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, and The String Collective Community Orchestra will bring tog...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man who yesterday admitted being more than double the legal alcohol limit when he was involved in a crash was ordered to take part in a DUI programme.
Basil Gibbons, 57, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving.
The court heard that po...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A motorcyclist who admitted being more than two and a half times the legal alcohol limit when he was in collision with a car was sent to DUI Court.
Shawn Showers, 49, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday to drink driving.
The court hear...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Department of Parks today asked the public to apply for permits for events in public areas at least two weeks in advance after a spate last-minute requests.
A Government spokesman said more people were holding events at beaches and parks because ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two cases of the coronavirus were found after airport arrival tests, the Government said today.
The positive tests were among 526 results that came back to health officials yesterday.
A health department spokesman said that the new cases were on a fl...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A bank has signed up to help a children’s charity deliver toys and essential items to families for Christmas.
HSBC today announced today it would back the Toys for Tots campaign, organised by the Coalition for the Protection of Children, for the seco...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Power firm Belco said today that recently installed equipment at its new power plant was designed to prevent a repeat of the problem that caused soot to land on homes around its plant.
Belco was flooded with complaints from area residents and MPs in ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson