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A west end man has been charged in Magistrates’ Court with threatening Wedco chairman and former One Bermuda Alliance candidate Ray Charlton.
Buford Smith, 51, denied using threatening words and threatening behaviour in an incident which occurred yes...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Norwegian Cruise Line’s purchase of Prestige Cruises International could provide a major boost to Hamilton and St George’s in the years to come.
The firm’s CEO, Kevin Sheehan, told The Royal Gazette that Bermuda was the perfect market for Prestige’s ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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Tourism
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MP Zane DeSilva has welcomed the installation of a new and improved barrier at the spot where a child was killed.
In January ten-year-old Tiffanelle Pitcher-Francis died after she struck one of the horizontal bars of the previous barrier while cyclin...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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An old ebony tree in St George’s King’s Square will be cut down this weekend because it has become a hazard.
Bees have been building a hive in the tree that was found to be rotten and hollow by a tree surgeon.
The ebony tree is expected to be removed...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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Quality must be a key consideration when private homeowners rent out larger properties to tourists through internet letting sites, according to the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
Colin Campbell, the chairman of the Chamber’s tourism division, told The ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Minister of Tourism Development and Transport Shawn Crockwell recently welcomed a group of US base veterans, returning to the Island for a reunion.
Mr Crockwell took part in a reception organised by US Consul General Robert Settje on Tuesday at the C...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Commissioner of Police has hit back at claims by a pro-cannabis campaigner that police knew he was growing cannabis and did nothing about it.
Alan Gordon released statements to the media this week saying he had cultivated more than 80 plants this...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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A husband who beat his wife while her young children slept was ordered in court not to return home until he undergoes anger management counselling.
Rafael Araujo, 26, of Knapton Hill, Smith’s, was told by Magistrate Juan Wolffe yesterday that his att...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A police investigation into the disappearance of new parking signs in Hamilton has been dropped — after it was discovered that the “theft” had been secretly instigated by Deputy Mayor Donal Smith and Alderman Carlton Simmons.
The two elected official...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
One of Dockyard’s old storehouses is being given a make over as part of a major beautification project in the West End.
Work began this week to put a new roof on the Great Western Storehouse, which is situated directly behind the Clocktower Mall.
The...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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