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A man charged with robbing a bank told police he had heard others talking about the plot but did not want to take part.
However, defence lawyer Charles Richardson suggested the comments came only after officers teased the possibility of witness prote...
DATE: Jan 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Dunkley has categorically ruled out calling a snap election to take advantage of reported unrest within the Progressive Labour Party.
The Opposition has been hit by a series of high-profile resignations from the Shadow Cabinet and party commi...
DATE: Jan 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A move by the Bermuda Government to block unions from staging walkouts has been turned down by the courts.
However, the mass walkout in January last year over the explosive issue of continued furlough days in the public sector has been branded “unla...
DATE: Jan 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
(Photographs by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Authorities tasked with tackling cyberbullying in Bermuda are becoming increasingly concerned over the prevalence of “sexting” among young pupils in schools.
Police and staff from the Department of E-Commerce go into primary schools, as well as middl...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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When Heather Athanasiou lost her Warwick Academy alumni ring while swimming in Elbow Beach in the summer of 1983 she never expected to see it again.
In fact she did not even tell her mother that she had lost it for fear of recriminations.
But now, 32...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The Bermuda Industrial Union’s gas station, built for the service of the union’s members, has stood on Dundonald Street for some 60 years.
The facility temporarily closed on January 6 while it gets its first renovation since 1997.
The BIU station sta...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Martin Luther King, Jr, the American Civil Rights leader who was assassinated in 1968, would have turned 87 today.
Dr King’s work extended far beyond battling segregation: he campaigned for economic empowerment and the betterment of inner-city commun...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Alex is not expected to affect Bermuda but serious conditions are expected over parts of the Azores early today, with the risk of “life-threatening flash floods and mudslides”, according to the National Hurricane Centre.
Many Bermudians and...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Departments of Civil Aviation and Maritime Administration are both set to become quangos this year, according to Shawn Crockwell.
Speaking with The Royal Gazette, the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport said the move was intended to mak...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
