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Police expect more convictions in connection to thefts from banks involving foreign nationals.
Six foreigners have been jailed for between nine and 19 months this year for thefts from financial institutions in Bermuda.
Police said the convictions, wh...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian man living in the United States was charged with three counts of importation of firearms components yesterday.
James Rumley, 37, appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
He did not enter a plea because the case must be heard in the Supreme Court.
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DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Bermuda’s connection with Lyme Regis in Britain has got a boost after the island’s pilot gig club joined forces with its English counterparts to promote the sport.
Now the two clubs, as well as enthusiasts from London, will take part in a fundraising...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Mayor of St George has admitted he did not follow corporation rules after he took a controversial decision to reopen Water Street to traffic.
George Dowling III spoke out yesterday after Philip Seaman, a former St George’s business ratepayers’ c...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Elections were held yesterday for officer and executive positions at the Bermuda Union of Teachers.
Hundreds of members attended the organisation’s annual conference at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club.
The event provided professional development o...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A lawyer who denied assault and wounding a woman was faced with allegations of a further six similar offences yesterday.
Magistrates’ Court heard that the prosecution wanted to proceed with the six older charges against Kamal Worrell, 39.
The charges...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Mount Saint Agnes Academy has scooped the top prize in an art competition designed to brighten up a construction site in the heart of Hamilton.
Pupils at the school, on the Dundonald Street, claimed the $5,000 top prize from the Point House school mu...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A charge of failing to provide a breath test against a magistrate was dismissed yesterday after the judge ruled the police officer who arrested him was biased.
Cayman Islands magistrate Valdis Foldats found Khamisi Tokunbo’s detention after a car cra...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man caught with more than $170,000 of cannabis in his home is to be sentenced today.
Luri Scott, 25, pleaded guilty to three counts of handling drugs with intent to supply and one charge of possession of drug equipment.
The Supreme Court heard that...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A town hall meeting on the proposed Bermuda Health Plan will take place in the East End on Thursday.
Health minister Kim Wilson will speak at the meeting at Penno’s Wharf, St George’s, from 6.30pm.
The planned unified system is designed to replace th...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff