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Armed Police descended on a Hamilton property yesterday, temporarily closing off a section of Court Street and neighbouring roads in an unprecedented show of force in the city streets.
The raid, shortly before 1.30pm, in which Police bearing a search...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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A chance discovery during a sports event at the old Casemates prison has brought to light what could be an intriguing fragment of history.
“I thought it was a plastic toy at first,” said history buff Karl Outerbridge of a carved wooden lion that he s...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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Richard Dudley Spurling and his wife, Jane Youngblood Spurling, have been awarded Queen’s Certificates in the Queen’s annual New Year’s Honours list.
They were honoured for their service to Bermuda — Mr Spurling for his work in St George’s and St Dav...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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Police issued a call for safety in advance of the New Year’s festivities, noting that Christmas had been quiet — but that there had still been two serious incidents on the Island’s roads.
“Do your part by acting responsibly, making good decisions, ha...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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A St George’s man was released from custody this morning after he pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to swearing at a police officer.
Everest Trott, 36, admitted that he used offensive words in a public place in St George’s on October 11.
Prosecu...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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A local man who dived into the sea to escape a search by airport Customs officers is now in custody after turning himself in.
Witnesses from the scene of the chase at LF Wade International Airport, on Sunday night, described an incoming passenger bol...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
It’s the end of the line for solo around-the-world sailor Stanley Paris, whose yacht Kiwi Spirit was yesterday headed for port in Cape Town, South Africa, after suffering damage to his boat on Christmas Eve.
Dr Paris, 77, the father of local sailor A...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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A 23-year-old Warwick man who initially denied trespassing and theft changed his plea to guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Ajani Albuoy-Lovell had pleaded not guilty to the offences when he appeared in court yesterday.
Kierron Spencer, 24,...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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The Bermuda Regiment’s “top soldiers” have been honoured by the service for their hard work over the past year.
In an annual end-of-the-year list of outstanding performers, Lt Paolo Odoli was awarded Officer of the Year for leading the top platoon in...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prison staff were quick to get into the festive spirit by donating Christmas hampers to two residential care homes.
Corrections employees handed out the baskets of goodies to the Lorraine Rest Home in Warwick and Bendicion in Sandys as part of their ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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