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A Bermuda lottery would be a tax on the poor, the executive director of the Casino Gaming Commission warned yesterday.
Richard Schuetz said a lottery would not benefit the community.
He added: “Lotteries have historically been called a tax on the po...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have reissued an appeal for witnesses to the fatal stabbing of Jahkoby Smith.
Mr Smith was killed during a fight at the wake of shooting victim Jahcari Francis, at the West End Sailboat Club, Sandys, on Saturday, July 29, at about 7.15pm.
Toda...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Ministry of National Security has confirmed that industrial action took place at the Westgate Correctional Facility today, adding that the Department of Corrections leadership continues to meet with the Prison Officers Association to address the ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former Berkeley Institute principal Michelle Simmons has been appointed an independent Senator.
Ms Simmons joins Joan Dillas-Wright and James Jardine as the independents in the Upper House after Carol Bassett, President of the Senate since 2008 and a...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Family Centre has announced it is holding its annual Beach Bash at the Fairmont Southampton Ocean Club beach this year.
The fundraising event is due to take place on Friday, September 8 at 7pm and will give the community the opportunity to come toge...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The bus service schedule will be altered on Sunday due to the Bermuda Bicycle Association Road Race.
The bus travelling east from the Dockyard depot will begin later in the morning and will then follow the normal Sunday schedule beginning at 10.35am....
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Two Bermudian tourists yesterday cheated death in a terror attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona that claimed the lives of at least 13 people and injured 80 more, many of them seriously.
Juliet “Etta” Pearman and family member, Jean Joell, were wai...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 33-year-old man was today fined and taken off the roads for driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit.
Kiransinh Rajput pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while over the legal alcohol limit.
The court heard that the Sandys...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A section of Palmetto Road will be reduced to one lane early next week.
Resurfacing work will take place between Bishop Spencer Road and Border Lane during off-peak times on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Works and Engineering.
On W...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 33-year-old St George’s man accused of possessing a firearm and ammunition was this morning remanded in custody.
Dion Cholmondeley was charged in Magistrates’ Court with possession of a Glock 9mm handgun and four rounds of 9mm calibre ammunition wi...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff