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A scholar who researched Bermuda National Hero Mary Prince is speaking to students about the slave turned abolitionist hero.
Margot Maddison-MacFadyen, who graduated in May 2017 with a PhD from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, is carrying out...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 22-year-old man has been taken to hospital after he crashed his motorcycle in Paget this evening.
It happened on Trimingham Hill at about 8.05pm.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that it appeared the man was driving south when he l...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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Belco reminded property owners to cut back their trees from power lines as they continue to cause outages across the island.
More than 3,400 customers lost power last year as a result of trees falling on power lines that were not related hurricanes....
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former government road safety officer was jailed for five years today for sexual offences involving an underage boy.
David Minors admitted sexual exploitation of a young person by a person in a position of trust, and two counts of showing offensive...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
(Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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An Opposition MP has claimed the Government’s decision to appoint a representative in Europe without advertising the post “goes against best practice”.
Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, said the opportunity should have been made available...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A host of racial reparations have been proposed by the group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, which has issued its 2019 racial justice platform.
The group called for the Bermuda Government to join the reparations commission of Caricom, to “seek ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police are investigating a “suspicious incident” at a Warwick business yesterday.
Staff at the The Hub on Middle Road described the matter, which was caught on camera, as a suspected armed robbery attempt.
Gavin Kennedy, owner of the business which s...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man found with almost $2.5 million of drugs in his home was jailed for 13 years yesterday.
Jamal Robinson, 42, admitted possession of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis resin with intent to supply after a search of his Warwick home.
Robinson — w...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian man has avoided jail time after brandishing a BB gun while he walked down a busy road in Hull, England, two summers ago.
Tyevon Bean, 29, admitted affray in Hull Crown Court last week, The Hull Daily Mail reported.
The court heard tha...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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Court
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