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Police have appealed for witnesses to a gun murder a year ago to come forward.
A police spokesman said the shooting of Paul Johnson outside his home in Pembroke’s Rambling Lane on December 10 last year was still under investigation.
It is believed th...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eight road users were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving over the weekend, police said yesterday.
The arrests came after police set up roadside breath-test checkpoints in seven parishes from Friday until Sunday.
A police spokesman said: “Membe...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Security at a post office was under review yesterday after three men launched an attack on a man in front of shocked customers.
The trio punched the 22-year-old victim several times after they burst into Warwick Post Office wearing dark-tinted motorc...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
International sporting events have put Bermuda in the spotlight, and money into island tills, the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s chief executive said.
Kevin Dallas said that MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda may have generated less buzz on the island bec...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man armed with a machete who was involved in a stand-off with police was “blackout drunk”, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
The court heard that Russell Robinson had gone to his office at the Lorraine Rest Home in Warwick and noticed the door ha...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A man was remanded in custody for drug importation yesterday despite a plea that he needed to care for his sick mother.
Magistrates’ Court heard that customs officers at LF Wade International Airport found cannabis resin worth almost $123,000 on May ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A Christmas charity appeal by American Airlines staff in Bermuda has been given wings.
A drive to bring some festive cheer to two single parents raised so much cash they were able to increase the number of families they could assist to seven.
Chelse...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government and Opposition have clashed over the management of the economy.
Michael Dunkley, an opposition backbencher, told the House the Progressive Labour Party had done little to help struggling businesses since its election in July 2017.
Howe...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Leaders of the island’s Catholic and Muslim faiths signed a pledge yesterday designed to promote peace between the two religions.
Bishop Wes Spiewak of the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton and Emir Saleem Talbot, Imam of the Bermuda Islamic Cultural Cent...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 75-year-old whose body was found in a public restroom was named by police today.
Elliott Van Putten was discovered “in an unresponsive state” by a member of the public in toilets at the Hamilton Docks, near the junction of Front Street and Court St...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter