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A man has been fined $4,700 for traffic offences from up to five years ago.
Maintenance worker Craig Simmons, 58, admitted six traffic violations from 2014 and 2016.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Simmons was stopped by police in August 2016...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Court
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A 13-year-old schoolgirl rushed overseas after she suffered a severe bleed on her brain is battling back to health, her family said yesterday.
Shawnette Bell, Unaiah Ball’s aunt, said that the bleeding had stopped and the schoolgirl was now conscious...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Other
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Campaigners for better treatment for mixed-status families and reform of immigration law fear that proposed legislation has been rushed and may not be tabled in the House of Assembly before it adjourns for the summer break.
A spokeswoman for Supporti...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Politics
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The island’s Cup Match holiday has been used by the Bermuda Tourism Authority to attract visitors to St George’s.
A BTA spokeswoman said the organisation, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Transport and with the sponsorship of Norwegian...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The high cost of living has driven people away from Bermuda, an Opposition senator reiterated yesterday.
Dwayne Robinson claimed the expense of life on the island had contributed more to the population drain than the threat of gang violence.
He added...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Trash collection dates for the Cup Match holiday were announced yesterday.
The public works ministry said garbage normally collected on August 1 and 2 would be collected on August 3.
Recycling waste usually collected on August 1 will be collected a d...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A former chief executive of the island’s electricity and telecoms watchdog was paid a year’s salary as an employment settlement after he left the organisation.
The payment — thought to have been at least $220,000 — was made to Matthew Copeland, who l...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
David Burt presented St George’s Cricket Club with a cheque for $75,000 yesterday to support its hosting of this year’s Cup Match.
The Premier said the payment matched a donation to Somerset Cricket Club last year.
Neil Paynter, the president of St G...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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Other
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The public should conserve water over the summer months to prevent shortages, the Government warned yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works said: “We are already experiencing significantly hot temperatures this summer.
“And along wi...
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A doorman who is known by tourists from all over the world will continue to greet guests at the hotel where he worked.
For a portrait of George Jones, nicknamed “Smiler” for his cheerful grin, now has pride of place at the Elbow Beach Resort and Spa....
DATE: Jul 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter