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Last year was the first in more than two decades that no murders were recorded in Bermuda, the Commissioner of Police said yesterday.
Stephen Corbishley added that 2019 saw “tremendous work” from the BPS and the Government’s anti-gang task force in t...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The owners of a food truck have applied for permission to set up shop on a gap site on Front Street in Hamilton.
A planning application, submitted in December by Generosas, proposed an outdoor food court at 81 Front Street featuring the Generosa’s fo...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Backbenchers can earn about $240 extra a day as temporary government ministers.
Two MPs have taken on the roles of Cabinet members a total of four times since last August.
A government spokeswoman explained: “Primarily, this is an opportunity for our...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The husband of a young mother who had terminal cancer diagnosed days after their son was born won $1.9 million in damages yesterday for medical negligence from the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Chief Justice Narinder Hargun ruled that Kemar Maybury deserv...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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Other
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Two outstanding role models for children were honoured as Big Brother and Big Sister of the year yesterday.
Kyle James and Bernadette Lawrence took the honours.
Sierra Outerbridge, the mother of Mr James’s “Little”, Quilahn, said: “Quilahn lost his f...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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Other
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Two former Bermuda residents said fires near their home in Australia have died down, but the threat from massive bush- fires was not over.
Anne Wilson added that she and husband, Bob Wilson, a former editor of the Mid-Ocean News, were still prepared ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was shown leniency after she admitted charges of assault and property damage during a family dispute.
Ashleigh Medeiros, 33, was given a six-month conditional discharge for assaulting Manuela and Rui Medeiros, as well as damaging the doorbell...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A man has admitted a string of theft and prowling offences that spanned more than a year.
Chet Wilmot, 57, pleaded guilty to six counts of prowling outside homes in the Harbour Road and Belmont Road area of Warwick and Tribe Road 6 in Paget.
He also ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public was asked yesterday to keep a lookout for a family pet missing since Tuesday.
Juno, a five-year-old black Labrador, left her new home in Devonshire, which her owners moved into less than a week ago.
Owner Elin Daniels said Juno was “loving...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A celebrity chef will highlight Bermuda’s heritage through food today at the centrepiece event of Bermuda Restaurant Weeks.
Chef Eric Adjepong, who shot to fame as a finalist on TV show Top Chef, said he looked forward to the sold-out dinner at Fourw...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes