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A Paget man who caused a collision by driving through a red light has been banned from the road for drinking and driving.
Aaron Garrett, 37, pleaded guilty to a single count of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit in an incident on...
DATE: Apr 27, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton Parish man was this morning fined $450 for stealing alcohol from a grocer, although he said he had little recollection of the incident.
Mitchell Outerbridge, 56, pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of Chivas Regal scotch from the Shelly...
DATE: Apr 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of Canadian volleyball teams will descend on the island this week to compete in the Bermuda Open 2017, sponsored by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
According to a spokesman around 80 volleyball players, coaches and spectators are expected, inc...
DATE: Apr 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Friends of the Hospice will host a series of forums entitled Conversations on Being Mortal that will focus on end of life decisions in the coming weeks.
The first forum will take place this Saturday and is based on the book “Being Mortal” by Atul Gaw...
DATE: Apr 27, 2017
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Services for the island’s visually impaired population have come a long way since the founding of an organisation benefiting the blind, according to one man there since the beginning.
In 1954, the Beacon Club was founded by three blind community mem...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Quadriplegic and unable to speak years after a crash in which alcohol was involved, Wolde Salassie Bartley locks eyes with the camera filming him in the dangerous driving documentary A Piece of the Rock as his mother administers round-the-clock care ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Police could be armed with handheld breathalysers as part of an initiative being explored by the Bermuda Government to curb drink-driving.
Senator Michael Fahy also revealed that a draft Bill for consultation paving the way for a graduated licensing ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Thirsty locals were eyeing yesterday’s grey skies in hope of relief, with the island now “across the threshold into drought”, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
“Things out there are just terrible,” farmer Roger Pacheco said, after harvesting ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Renowned conservationist Stuart Hayward has taken a stroll down memory lane to share a collection of comic capers and treasured traditions from his childhood.
My Bermuda: Memoirs of an Island Boy is a collation of more than 100 columns Mr Hayward wro...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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The island’s Australian and New Zealand communities joined together at dawn yesterday to mark Anzac Day in Bermuda.
This year’s sunrise service, which was also attended by dignitaries and members of the America’s Cup teams, was held in front of the F...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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