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Farms lose more than $5,000 a week to thieves who target their crops, a farmer claimed yesterday.
Rowland Hill Jr, the owner of J&J Produce in Devonshire, said “night farmers” not only stole produce, but ruined even more as they trampled crops as the...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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A Bermudian tattoo artist will be sentenced in Jamaica this week for attempting to smuggle 42lb of cannabis into Britain.
Zharrin Simmons, 27, was arrested at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on the afternoon of May 28 as s...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to suspend mandatory payments into the Sinking Fund was passed by senators last week without major opposition.
The Government Loans Amendment Act 2019, along with the Electricity Amendment Act 2019 and the Bermuda Economic Development Cor...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age for some civil servants has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Public Service Superannuation Amendment Act 2019 would, if approved, change the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 68 for som...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The founder and former director of the National Museum has been given an award by the oldest archaeological group in the world.
Edward Harris was honoured by the Society of Antiquaries in London for his Harris Matrix and associated methods which set ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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News Staff
The opening night of Destination Dockyard, featuring vendors and entertainment, kicks off this evening.
The summer-long weekly entertainment event, held on the North Lawn, has a special theme each night.
Vendors Night, with more than 20 businesses ra...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Belco has once again met an international standard for its environmental management systems, the power company announced.
The International Organisation for Standardisation, based in Switzerland, publishes international standards for industries world...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s youngest soldiers marked the end of their annual training camp with a celebration at the weekend.
The dozen Junior Leaders, a youth training scheme run by the Royal Bermuda Regiment, spent a week at Watford House in Sandys, where they lear...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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A man was injured in a four-vehicle pile up this afternoon.
Police said details on collision remained unclear, but it is believed three cars and a motorcycle were involved in the incident
The rider of the motorcycle was taken to King Edward VII Memor...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An accountant jailed after he conned the Bermuda Government out of $2 million will have to pay back $820,000 after his assets were seized.
Gambling addict Jeffrey Bevan lived a life of luxury — he drove expensive cars, enjoyed extravagant holidays an...
DATE: Jul 06, 2019
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Court
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