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A repeat drink-driver who is a danger to the public was jailed for a year after he refused to take part in the DUI Court programme.
Franklyn Pearman, 40, was also banned from the roads for five years after he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday....
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager was arrested today after a police chase of alleged handbag snatchers ended in a crash with a car.
The incident began after police responded to a report of the theft of a bag from a rental scooter’s basket at Horseshoe Bay.
The suspects w...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Members of the public can now buy wheelie bins for their trash and recyclables as part of a pilot programme launched by the Ministry of Public Works.
The garbage bins have a capacity of 360 litres and cost $125. The 140-litre recycling bins cost $40...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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Other
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Organisers of Destination Dockyard will roll out the big guns for the season’s last instalment of the summer fixture of entertainment and shopping on Monday.
The line-up at the historic site will be hosted by Power Girl and include Hindsight, DJ Rust...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of people who sought help from a charity over abusive relationships has already surpassed the annual average, the agency’s leader said yesterday.
Laurie Shiell, the executive director at the Centre Against Abuse, explained that requests fo...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The trial of a man charged with burglary and sexual assault began in Supreme Court yesterday.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied allegations that he broke into a house in Devonshire on November 24 last year with the int...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police officers urged the Government to stop taking them for granted after an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss negotiations about conditions.
The Bermuda Police Association said its members were committed to providing a “first-class service” bu...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Hamilton Parish man admitted a knifepoint robbery of a convenience store in court yesterday.
Kevin Robinson, 59, pleaded guilty in Supreme Court to charges of robbery and possession of a three-inch pocket knife.
The court heard Robinson entered Bel...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposed walk-in medical clinic in Hamilton has been refused planning permission by the Development Applications Board.
However, Marico Thomas, chief executive officer of Bermuda Medical Specialties Group, said yesterday that the plans for the Heal...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Boys learnt how to apply maths in a real-life setting as they built benches for their schools during a summer camp.
Children aged 9 and 10 were involved in the programme to build “buddy benches” for their schools, organised by the Bermuda Education N...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
