152841 results returned for search: "" category "News"
The head of the company which owns Henry VIII restaurant has been acquitted of attacking a cocktail waitress.
William Paul King, president and CEO of Long Botham Boats Ltd, vehemently denied the charge of common assault, which he called “offensive” a...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
A mother of three has been jailed for life for the murder of a teenage boy.
Kiahna Trott-Edwards was told she would spend a minimum of eight years behind bars for fatally striking Shijuan Mungal around the head with a baseball bat before she could be...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
Bermuda has no national tsunami plan, and warning exercises are “generally not taken seriously”, according to a scientific report on Hurricane Joaquin.
John Wardman and Mark Guishard from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) also alleged t...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Now in its fifth year on the Island, the In Motion School of Dance’s version of the Christmas classic The Nutcracker has been reworked with a local flavour.
“In Motion are committed to being innovative, to offering new and unique things to the Island...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother’s grief was laid bare yesterday as the victim impact statement of Chandra Mungal was read out in Supreme Court as her son’s killer was jailed for life.
Chandra Mungal’s heartbreaking statement revealed the devastating effects that son Shijua...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
The Board of Education is ready to start advertising for a new Commissioner of Education next month, aiming to have the post filled for the start of the 2016-17 academic year.
At present, Freddie Evans is serving as acting commissioner, but the job w...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
Two men and a woman have been banned from the roads for drink-driving offences.
Randall Hall, 32, from Devonshire, received a three-year ban from the roads for driving while more than 2½ times over the legal limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Health Council this year gave up their Christmas lunch to volunteer for Meals on Wheels.
While the eight-member team usually take part in an annual Christmas luncheon, the group instead decided to work with volunteers with the charity to ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An anonymous donor has awarded the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences $6 million to support collaborative research on the distinctive microbial communities of the Sargasso Sea over the next five years.
According to a press release from BIOS, the res...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
Three men were arrested last night in connection with a “disturbance” outside a residence Quarry Road, Hamilton Parish earlier in the day.
Police said four men had appeared at the home at about 6.45pm, apparently armed with machetes and bats, seeking...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|