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Police continue to investigate an unconfirmed incident involving a firearm in Sandys early on Monday morning.
The incident occurred along Mangrove Bay Road at around 1.40am. According to police, a 30-year-old Sandys man was driving a car along the r...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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Michael DeSilva said he would not step down after the release of a critical peer review of police procedures surrounding the protest on December 2.
The Commissioner of Police made the statement at a press conference yesterday afternoon.
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DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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Two former first ladies of Bermuda will be saluted as the island’s own royalty for a high tea to benefit the transportation charity Project Action.
Lady Lully Gibbons, the widow of former premier Sir David Gibbons, and Olga Scott, the wife of former ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
The US-based National Hurricane Centre has unveiled new policies, which could help give Bermudians more advanced warning of impending storms.
Under the new policies, unveiled earlier this month, the NHC will issue advisories for systems with the pote...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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A Canadian author who has studied the use of cannabis, and written on the subject, believes the legalisation of drugs is the next step for Bermuda.
A regular visitor to the island, Bill Bogart — who wrote Off the Street: Legalising Drugs — says educa...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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Spending on overseas healthcare has more than doubled since 2004, topping $84.5 million for the 2015-16 fiscal year, the Bermuda Health Council reported.
At nearly $40 million, almost half the spending went to Massachusetts, primarily in the Boston m...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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The island’s celebrated uptick in construction came at something of a cost this week, with unprecedented demand resulting in a cement shortage.
But help is on the way, according to Chris Shanks, manager at Maxcem, who hopes for the supply ship Diego ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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A truck driver has walked free from court after being cleared of carelessly pulling out in front a young motorcyclist and killing him.
Prosecutors had alleged that George Simmons had cut the corner as he turned in front of Ezariah Matthie moments bef...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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A serial thief has been jailed for ten days for stealing a drill set out of the back of a work truck.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Sinclair Fox, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the offence that happened in Pembroke on March 26.
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DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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A 27-year-old Warwick man has been fined and banned from the roads for failing to provide a breath sample.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Patraic Castle pleaded guilty to the offence that happened in Warwick on January 30.
The court he...
DATE: Mar 28, 2017
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