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A statement by former Bermuda Regiment Commanders calling on the Opposition to leave the ending of conscription in the hands of Premier Michael Dunkley was contested by Shadow Public Safety Minister Walter Roban.
Mr Roban said the Opposition Progress...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
An international United Nations treaty battling organised crime has been extended to cover Bermuda, Governor George Fergusson and Attorney General Trevor Moniz have announced.
The UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC), adopted i...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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The Ministry of Public Works last night apologised for cutting down a poinciana tree after stating that only a pruning would take place.
Government had posted a notice in Friday’s edition of this newspaper to notify the public that it intended to “re...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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A St George’s man has denied assaulting a police officer.
Jason Brown, 33, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Acting Chief Inspector Troy Glasgow in Pembroke on August 22.
He appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning in front of Senior Magistrate A...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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The Bermuda Weather Service has issued a storm watch for the Island in advance of Hurricane Cristobal, which is expected to pass by the Island tomorrow evening.
Already the bad weather has disrupted cruise ship schedules and the St George’s ferry ser...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ombudsman is “more likely than not” to issue a special report on the Government’s reaction to a finding that it failed to protect a historic cemetery at Tucker’s Town.
Victoria Pearman told The Royal Gazette that the Department of Planning had re...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
A drink-driver who seriously injured his passenger has been released on bail after appealing against his conviction.
John Wardman was jailed for six months last week for causing a crash that seriously injured his friend, Alex Doyle.
But yesterday the...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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A Bermudian man who died in the Dominican Republic suffered a heart attack, according to the country’s police.
National Police General Franciso Romer Lopez said that John Johnston, 42, died suddenly in Costambar in the city of Puerto Plata.
Local med...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Belco has donated $165,000 toward education for local students who showed themselves to be “gifted, dedicated and ready to make a real contribution to the Bermuda community”.
Belco president and CEO Walter Higgins commended the 2014-2015 recipients o...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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A reminder of the banned and restricted breeds of dogs has been issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.
It came in aftermath of a Magistrates’ Court case in which a dog owner was fined $1,000 for possessing two unlicensed pit bulls — a ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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