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A broadcast on the Hamilton waterfront dispute that failed to air on Hott 107.5 was pulled because radio station owner Glenn Blakeney was worried about potential legal issues and a clash with a planned discussion on the Budget.
Mr Blakeney, chairman ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Commercial property is to face a land tax increase, but only for a year.
David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said that tax rates on commercial businesses are to go up from 7 per cent to 12 per cent.
The increase will mean that owners wil...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton Parish man has been banned from the roads for 18 months after pleading guilty to drink-driving.
Charles Hartman, 64, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to providing a breath sample above the legal limit.
Hartman was arrested ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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Court
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It’s business as usual for the Colonel in Bermuda.
Ginene Haslam, general manager at KFC, said that the restaurant was operating as normal yesterday.
Ms Haslam said: “We are in great shape.”
It comes as hundreds of locations in Britain and Ireland...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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A legal challenge to Bermuda’s decision to ditch gay marriage will attempt to raise money through crowdfunding.
Tony Brannon, who organised the fundraising effort, said that the legal challenge was an important one for human rights.
Mr Brannon, a mu...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Daredevil performer Bello Nock showed off his talents to CedarBridge Academy pupils in a sneak preview of his upcoming island performance yesterday.
Mr Nock said: “We’ve created a show that is basically the best acts and themes and moments of the sho...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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A man who jumped from a balcony at his home to escape a gunman has testified in court that he instantly identified his attacker.
The witness, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said: “I knew for a fact from the second he came to the door. I ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Country Squire in Somerset has closed for renovations after a preliminary visit from a health inspector.
Owner Donald Hassell said he voluntarily shut his doors to tackle upgrades he was not able to get around to last year because of the America’...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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An international equal rights group based in the United States has urged its members to ignore a call to boycott Bermuda over its decision to ditch same-sex marriage.
Jessica Stern, the executive director of OutRight Action International, said the ru...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Police are investigating two cases of indecent exposure.
A naked man exposed himself to a woman near Long Lane in Hamilton Parish on Sunday. The man was described as brown-complexioned, about 5ft 7in tall and of medium build.
The incident happened at...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell