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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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AUTHOR:
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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The Supreme Court dismissed claims that the noise and vibrations of a desalinisation plant had caused “actionable nuisance” to a neighbour.
However Chief Justice Ian Kawaley noted that the claims had highlighted areas to be looked at when considering...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has defended its decision to allow developers to build a six-storey residential block on the site of the Queen of the East.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy granted the project planning permission after developers, CTX Ltd, appealed the ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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Bermuda’s chess competitors, fresh from international exposure the 41st Chess Olympiad in Norway, are now calling on Government to renew its support for the game.
Chess overseas is afforded television coverage, player Michael Webb noted, with chess m...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A badly damaged car was found unoccupied and crashed into a utility pole at about 2.20am today, when police responded to a reported collision near Jews Bay in Southampton.
The car had “extensive front end damage” and had to be towed from the scene on...
DATE: Aug 26, 2014
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Premier Michael Dunkley has visited Indian and Mexican diplomats in New York in a bid to drum up business for Bermuda.
Mr Dunkley met Ambassador Dnyaneshwar Mulay and Mexican Ambassador Sandra Fuentes-Berain at their New York consulates on Friday.
An...
DATE: Aug 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s security is too important to be used as “a political football”, a group of former Bermuda Regiment commanding officers warned last night.
And the group — known as The Nine Colonels — appealed for Premier and National Security Minister Micha...
DATE: Aug 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
