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A Pembroke man has been fined $300 for having cannabis.
Omar Govia, 30, pleaded guilty in Magistrates Court this morning after being caught with 3.63 grams of the drug on November 27.
The court heard that at about 7.40pm, police officers intervened...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015
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Two men who snatched a handbag off a person on Pitts Bay Road in Pembroke have been reported by police.
At about 9.15pm yesterday, the 28-year-old victim was standing near Waterloo House when two unknown men approached.
Two two snatched the victim’s ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015
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Crime
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Recent figures show a drop of more than 28 per cent in the Island’s ranks of unemployed.
Finance Minister Bob Richards said the Labour Force Survey, based on data collected in May and June of this year, also showed the unemployment rate dropping from...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015
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The descendants of the American revolutionaries who won their country’s freedom from the British want to pay Bermuda back for the gunpowder stolen in 1775.
More than $4,000 has been raised for the Island’s charities by a team of delegates coming to B...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother is “on cloud nine” after connecting with families dealing with the same rare and painful condition that her son has endured his entire life.
Tanya Dyer has been searching for a diagnosis for her 15-year-old son Tyrece since he was born and ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity has launched its annual drive to provide clothing and food for students ahead of the new school year.
This year is the 36th that the Hands of Love Ministry has run the initiative to help families in need.
Last year the charity was able to h...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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When AJ Darby heard cries of help coming from the waters off Grape Bay, he instinctively leapt in the water to help.
Now, the 18-year-old is being credited with saving the life of a Canadian visitor, who had found herself fighting a strong current du...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cigar sales will continue unimpeded in public under new legislation, which bans only the giving away of promotional items.
Jeanne Atherden, the Health Minister, also stood by the move to ban sweetly-flavoured tobacco products, which she said had been...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The vast majority of aggregate that will be used in the South Basin development will come from abroad, Wedco has confirmed.
When plans for the America’s Cup village and the South Basin initially went before the Development Applications Board it was t...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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An educator who ran a five-week summer camp in information and communications technology has said he is concerned by inadequate standards in the public school system.
ICT educator Darren Burchall was invited by acting commissioner of higher education...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan