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Charges against a Smith’s man accused of importing cannabis have been stayed by the Supreme Court.
Cordell Samuels, 32, had been charged with importing cannabis between an unknown date and February 27, 2011.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons ordered ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Works staff taking basic skills classes at CARE Learning Centre have proven inspirational to their younger classmates.
“They do it for self-satisfaction, upward mobility in the workplace, and to assist their children with their school work,” s...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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Tomorrow marks the deadline for charities to have their say on updates to the Charities Act, 1978.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy described the amendments as expanding the definition of “charitable organisations”.
The intent is to provide an incr...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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A Warwick man caught drinking and driving while already banned from the road, had his disqualification extended until 2015.
Sinclair Amos, 21, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while impaired and driving while disqualified on April 14.
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DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Local landscapers used their chainsaws for charity, clearing out invasive casuarina pines from a protected beauty spot.
The Alfred Blackburn Smith reserve in Paget, cared for by the Bermuda Audubon Society, was cleared by Horsfield Landscape and Desi...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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Much-needed community programmes in Pembroke will get a boost from an upcoming spring fair held by the Anglican Church.
Bishop-elect Nick Dill said the festival will help provide meals for the roughly 120 people each week who come to St Monica’s and ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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An American man involved in a traffic collision on Friday has been airlifted off the Island for medical treatment.
The 59-year-old was riding a rental cycle on South Road in Paget near Honey Hill when the single-vehicle accident occurred at around 11...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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Two brothers fishing at Challenger Banks recently caught something unexpected — a glimpse of a live puffin.
Matthew Watson, who found the bird with his brother Andrew, said: “We were able to get pretty close to it, and it wouldn’t fly away, it just k...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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Bermuda needs to rediscover itself if it is going to succeed in an increasingly competitive tourism market, British Airways executives Simon Brooks and Keith Chuter believe.
Mr Brooks, the airline’s head of sales for the US, also pointed to the emerg...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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A Supreme Court trial due to start today was adjourned after the defendant claimed to be having visions from God.
The request was made by lawyer Saul Dismont, who said the delay was necessary so his 37-year-old client could undergo psychiatric assess...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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