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A man has admitted breaking a screen door that belonged to a senior couple.
But Sadiq Bashir, 46, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to an assault and two charges of threatening words on the pair in Pembroke on May 6.
The court heard ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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Court
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A celebrated and sporting family from a tight-knit community said goodbye last week to two neighbourhood figures who died within a day of one another.
Virginia “MamaGin” DeGraff, a centenarian from North Village, Pembroke, who walked to a variety of ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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Other
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An annual fundraising event will become a virtual challenge that can be tackled anytime over 3½ weeks.
The Bermuda Zoological Society’s Zoom Around The Sound will take place from September 5 to 30.
A spokeswoman said: “Although participants will be u...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A trio of young artists have been given a total of $25,000 in scholarships to help them complete their studies abroad.
Mackenzie Costa and Photini-Dawn Ingham won $10,000 each and Sabriyya Harvey was awarded $5,000 from the Bermuda Arts Council grant...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A Paget man seen on a motorbike with a beer bottle in his hand was sent to the DUI Court yesterday after he admitted riding while almost three times the legal limit.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Yusuf Johnston, 43, avoided jail time after he pleaded...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Controversy over absentee ballots for voters overseas flared up again this week after the One Bermuda Alliance criticised the Progressive Labour Party for a failure to fast-track the electoral change.
But the PLP highlighted other reforms it had intr...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An outdoor dining festival, staycation promotions and sports events help to signal the island’s attractions are open for business, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Glenn Jones, the organisation’s interim chief executive, added that the a...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Opposition has accused Cabinet ministers of misusing public funds to post political advertisements on social media before the General Election.
Trevor Moniz, the former Attorney-General who stepped down as an MP this month and is now acting chair...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A milestone will be marked on October 1 when voters with sight problems get their first chance to cast their ballots on their own in a General Election, a charity said yesterday.
Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, announced t...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party has demanded an apology after it said that the Premier’s loyalty to Bermudians was questioned by an Opposition politician.
A PLP spokeswoman said the comment was made in a video posted on the One Bermuda Alliance Facebook...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter