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Most people knew Carroll Pendleton Loving as a master electrician; a skilled handyman who would drop everything to help another and someone who at one time or another had fixed almost every power supply on the island.
Known affectionately as “CP”, he...
DATE: Feb 27, 2016
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A Southampton man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of Royal Bermuda Regiment sergeant Dejion Stange-Simmons.
Kenneth Leverock, 25, represented by Elizabeth Christopher, was not required to enter a plea as the matter must be ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2016
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two burglars attacked a senior early yesterday morning by beating him with a stick and causing serious leg injuries.
Police responded to a report of a burglary in the Friswell’s Hill area of Pembroke at about 3.25am. A spokesman said: “On police arri...
DATE: Feb 27, 2016
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A businessman has been jailed for trying to smuggle more than $400,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda by hiding heroin, crack and cannabis in a skintight body suit.
Antoine Kent was caught red-handed after arriving at LF Wade International on a flight f...
DATE: Feb 27, 2016
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The One Bermuda Alliance’s legacy will be the “the great Bermudian exodus”, Shadow Minister of Finance David Burt told MPs in his Reply to the Budget yesterday.
The OBA was accused of adding $1 billion to the island’s debt and overseeing the loss of ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A long day for MPs lies in store at the House of Assembly today as the Progressive Labour Party delivers its Reply to the Budget.
David Burt, the Shadow Minister of Finance, will respond to last week’s Budget statement delivered by finance minister B...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy has described the notion of Bermuda’s proposed immigration reform opening the floodgates to foreigners as a “myth”.
The minister was speaking during a live interview on the government-owned TV station CITV hosted...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Work is under way to shine a fresh spotlight on the East End in advance of the tourist season.
Kristin White, the cultural tourism manager under the Hub 1 Steering Committee, said the St George’s community were looking forward to the coming season an...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Choose water instead of juice or other sweetened drinks for healthy teeth, a healthy body and a healthy Bermuda.
This message is being promoted by the Oral Health Section of the Department of Health as part of Oral Health Awareness Month, which is r...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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The former Minister for Education Grant Gibbons said he hopes that Gilbert Institute does not close as part of his party’s school reorganisation [Score] plan.
Dr Gibbons, who handed over the One Bermuda Alliance education portfolio to Wayne Scott las...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan