153537 results returned for search: "" category "News"
A formal caution policy for cannabis possession has been issued to police, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden.
In a statement, Mr Mussenden said he has today issued to the Commissioner of Police the guidance for formal cauti...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Many are sceptical that a new cannabis caution policy will avert convictions, under the belief that police have long held the power of discretion for minor drug offences.
Others at last night’s meeting on the decriminalisation of marijuana, hosted at...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority wants the tourism industry to do more to attract youngsters to visit the island for sports training — particularly in the shoulder season.
The BTA’s chief product and experiences development officer Pat Phillip-Fairn exp...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
News Staff
Michael Dunkley met a group of students yesterday to discuss the airport redevelopment project.
The Premier and the Grade 3 Mount St Agnes students talked about the demand for the facility, its proposed location, the timeline for construction, and t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
More than four people a day were injured as a result of road collisions in 2016, according to new figures from the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Road Safety Council described the statistic as “shocking”, saying that it should m...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lord David Waddington, Governor of Bermuda from 1992 to 1997, has died, aged 87.
Lord Waddington, who was at the helm during former Premier Sir John Swan’s bid for independence in 1995, was previously a key figure under Margaret Thatcher in British p...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
News Staff
Plans to turn the Grand Atlantic housing project into the Bermudiana Beach Resort have been resurrected.
The Bermuda Housing Corporation has announced that it has completed its selection process and selected MacLellan and Associates again to move for...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former bus driver who admitted taking cash from the vehicle’s vault has been fined $300 for the offence.
Pedro Goddard, 42, pleaded guilty last month to both stealing cash and having an object, specifically a metal bar, for the purposes of burglary...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who failed to pay a $28 taxi fare was this morning fined $300 in Magistrates’ Court and ordered to compensate the driver.
David Robinson, 29, pleaded guilty to failing to pay a taxi operator for services provided on the evening of January 15.
T...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Nandi Outerbridge has landed her first Cabinet position, with Cole Simons replacing Wayne Scott as Minister of Education.
In a Cabinet reshuffle announced yesterday afternoon, Ms Outerbridge was sworn in as Minister of Social Development and Sport, t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan