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The famous red-nosed reindeer may have helped to deliver your gifts this Christmas, but his namesake has been bringing joy to households in Bermuda all year round.
For the past 15 years, refuse collector Rudolph Spence has spent his spare time return...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The chairman of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission has been listed as one of the top 25 figures in gaming to watch by an industry publication.
An article in the January edition of Global Gaming Business Magazine noted Bermuda’s recent move towards ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ross Furbert had no qualms about coming face to face with the man who opened fire in a busy bar where he and his daughter were enjoying a night out.
He remembers the shot ringing out and the terror in the room as he tried to get his daughter out of h...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Crime
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A 34-year-old man is in hospital after being shot.
Police were called after several gunshots were heard in the St Monica’s Road area of Pembroke.
Speaking at the scene, a Bermuda Police Service spokeswoman, Kimberley Spring, said: “Shortly after 10pm...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Crime
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A by-election to determine who will represent Devonshire North Central in the House of Assembly will be held on February 4.
The Governor, George Fergusson, has issued a writ of election for the Constituency 13 seat, it has been confirmed.
Voter regi...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Walter Roban, the Shadow Minister of National Security, has expressed concern at an apparent “escalation of violent crime”.
Mr Roban, the local MP for the St Monica’s Road area, where a 34-year-old man was shot last night, spoke out on behalf of the ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Crime
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The Christmas weekend was marred by “several serious incidents of note”, Superintendent Sean Field-Lament, of the Bermuda Police Service, emphasised yesterday.
He offered his condolences to the family of Phillip Benjamin James, who died after a road ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Warwick man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for robbery and evading payment after a hotel stay.
Magistrates’ Court heard this morning how Robert Green, 36, entered the Pembroke home of Devon Gardener on August 14 last year and stole cash,...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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A Pembroke man has pleaded not guilty to stalking and property damage.
Darren Anglin, 29, is accused of stalking Terry McCarthy on November 9 and December 3, as well as causing more than $60 in damage to the door of Antonia Burrows on November 10 in...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Birdwatchers were treated to a rare first sighting of a new species for the Island courtesy of the Bermuda Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count.
The Eurasian Marsh Harrier, a bird of prey that crossed the Atlantic to get here, was spotted on Decemb...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell