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A Pembroke man has admitted stealing seven items in seven days from Gorham’s hardware store to fund his drug habit.
Norman Bell, 55, shoplifted tents and barbecue sets worth more than $2,700 combined during the spree at the St John’s Road store betwe...
DATE: Jul 14, 2016
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Court
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Thirty four students in the Department of Workforce Development programme have been rewarded with scholarships.
At a brief ceremony held on Wednesday, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, Minister of Home Affairs, presented the awards which will allow the stud...
DATE: Jul 14, 2016
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Michael Dunkley has congratulated Theresa May on her appointment as British Prime Minister.
The Premier also send formal correspondence on behalf of Bermuda to the newly appointed UK Cabinet ministers, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and the Chancell...
DATE: Jul 14, 2016
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Politics
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The 21st Bermuda Sand Sculpture Competition will go ahead this year after new sponsors came forward.
Organiser Nicky Gurret had appealed for assistance in this newspaper after the Bermuda Government pulled its funding, meaning the event on Horseshoe...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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The Governor, George Fergusson, has no plans to force Bermuda’s hand on the contentious issue of same-sex marriage.
A statement from Government House said it was “unlikely” for a Governor to turn down legislation passed by Parliament specifying that ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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The mother of a severely autistic boy has called for the introduction of a Bermuda Government-run special needs school.
Marcia Scraders’s ten-year-old son Omori has pervasive developmental disorder, which is characterised by difficulties in behaviour...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A young Bermudian told yesterday how he and his fiancé wanted to help “make a difference” by becoming the first gay couple to argue in court for the right to marry here.
Winston Godwin, 26, who grew up in Sandys and now lives in Toronto, told The Roy...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A man who attacked his stepfather with a mason’s hammer has been allowed to walk free from court.
Garth Bell lashed out at Herbie Spencer in the garden of his mother’s home and told him: “Stop messing me and my mother around, leave us alone”.
Bell’s ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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Court
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Legislation for visitors to rent out minicars has come under fire from the Opposition and taxi operators, as well as raising tempers within the already tense ranks of the One Bermuda Alliance.
That Bill, debated last night within the ruling party, is...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A power cut resulted in a fault at the sewage treatment plant at Grotto Bay Beach Resort and Spa, causing a stench around the area.
Smoke was also seen emanating from the air-conditioning unit at the nearby Blue Hole gas station.
The outage, caused ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan