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A Pembroke man has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies, including two in the past week.
A police spokesman said the 40-year-old was assisting police with three separate incidents.
Among them are the robbery at Wok Express on ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The contract to build two satellite emission testing centres was not put out to public tender despite Cabinet mandating it should be, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday.
The tribunal was also told that Bermuda Emissions Control Limited, which ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Event
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A “concerted effort” to change the culture within the civil service regarding financial rules has been made of late, Cabinet Secretary Derrick Binns told a hearing yesterday.
Giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry, Dr Binns said: “The attitude ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda Regiment will welcome the general public to Warwick Camp tomorrow as it hosts an Open House.
Visitors will get the chance talk to soldiers about their roles and responsibilities and check out the kit and equipment used by different arms of th...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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Other
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A man charged in connection with the murder of Rickai Swan has been found not guilty after a judge ruled he had no case to answer.
Prosecutors had alleged that Taj Browne, 22, was an accessory to last year’s fatal shooting after the fact, but that Sh...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A car and two bikes were damaged in a fire at the Loughlands housing complex in Paget.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident on South Shore Road shortly before 10pm yesterday, although by that stage residents had dealt with the bl...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A 21-year-old Devonshire woman pleaded guilty to stealing $200 in cash from a Bermuda Tourism Authority information booth.
Yasmyne Simons was caught on a cell phone camera footage taking money from the float at the Visitor Information Centre in Dock...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An accident on Reid Street at roughly 5pm, apparently involving a motorist and a pedestrian, resulted in traffic being diverted this evening.
Fire Service medics treated the woman at the scene, near the junction with Parliament Street. According to d...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The Department of Maritime Administration starts as a quango, effective tomorrow, under the new rubric of the Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority.
Legislation for the move was passed by Parliament in June with Bob Richards, the Minister of Financ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism figures were up 7.9 per cent in August, according to statistics released this afternoon by the Ministry of Tourism and Transport.
A statement by the ministry said that 94,555 people visited Bermuda for leisure this August, compared to 87,646 ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes