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A 32-year-old woman was banned from the road for 12 months and fined for refusal to take a breath test.
Magistrates’ Court heard how Samantha Hill, of Devonshire, was pulled over near the parish’s Upland Street.
She was questioned by police and asked...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Duty relief for the conversion of the Grand Atlantic housing complex in Warwick into a hotel is to be debated today in the House of Assembly.
The legislation, tabled by public works minister Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch this morning, seeks to exemp...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 32-year-old man was banned from the road for a year and fined after he refused to give police a blood sample.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jason McGuinness refused to supply a specimen of blood when he was being treated in hospital for injuries af...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Thieves snatched a chain from the neck of a tourist as he waited in traffic.
Police said two men on a motorcycle stopped alongside the victim just east of Cobbs Hill, Warwick, at about 10.20am on Monday and grabbed the chain.
The thieves escaped alon...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermudian martial arts students kicked off the summer by representing the island at a karate gala in Canada.
Now teacher Bobby Smith, who was invited to be a guest instructor at the 29th Miyagi Chojun Festival in Burlington, Ontario, has found his sk...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man with mental illness said yesterday that there is “systemic” discrimination against people with psychiatric problems.
Karl Outerbridge, a former international cyclist for Bermuda, said he had to depend on financial assistance after his mental-he...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A church congregation was assured yesterday by the Anglican Bishop of Bermuda that services will continue even though the parish is without a permanent priest.
The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill said a combination of local clergymen and a retired minis...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Call to the Bar became a family affair yesterday when Richard Collis and his sister-in-law, Sophia Collis, became members of the Bermuda Bar on the same day.
Mr Collis, 31, added: “It would have been great if my older brother was here as well, but...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A grandmother has started a new career after being Called to the Bar.
Angelita Dill, 54, worked in telecommunications and owned small businesses before going back to school to study for a law degree.
She said: “There was nothing that concerned me ab...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The lifeline provided by Bermuda’s friendly societies from slavery to the Cup Match celebrations of today will be highlighted tonight at the Bermuda National Library.
The introductory forum on the unique role of the societies will be given by Michael...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
