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A man who drove drunk twice within 30 days has been banned from the roads for three years.
Garry Raynor, 44, was threatened with 18 months’ imprisonment in Magistrates’ Court — but escaped with a suspended prison sentence.
The court heard that Raynor...
DATE: Mar 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government Ombudsman Arlene Brock is to launch an investigation into how alterations were made to a historic burial site that was supposedly protected by strict Planning orders.
Last week campaigners protested that tombstones at the Tucker's Town gra...
DATE: Mar 19, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Regiment is expected to end training camps in Jamaica due to tighter financial constraints, according to Commanding Officer Lt Col Brian Gonsalves.
For years the Regiment has alternated between North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune and Jamaica. W...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 44-year-old Sandys parish man involved in two vehicle accident in St George’s last week has been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit.
The accident occurred near the junction of Texas Road and St Luke’s Lane in St David’s on around 10pm on March 14...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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Other
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Opposition MPs asked Finance Minister Bob Richards to reveal the numbers on how many people opted out of the National Pension Scheme over the last year.
Shadow Finance Minister David Burt noted that Mr Richard’s Budget brief skirted mention of the sc...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Starting April 1, local buses and ferries will up their fares for certain categories, under two Bills approved in the House of Assembly.
Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell said the last fee hike for buses took effect eight years ago; ferry fees were ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell is optimistic about a tourism recovery following a trip to Europe this week.
Mr Crockwell and Tourism Director Billy Griffith attended the International Tourism Bourse — a leading travel trade show — in Berlin, German...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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Tourism
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Unprecedented new whale footage shot in local waters is to be presented by researcher Andrew Stevenson.
Two lectures are on offer tomorrow night at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
“This is unique footage — even the scientists haven’t se...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Opposition MP Rolfe Commission welcomes confirmation and calls on Govt to get private sector buy-in
By Jonathan Bell
Dropping the Job Corps initiative would leave Bermuda with another lost generation, warned Shadow Workforce Development Minister Rolf...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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MPs have approved increases to work permit fees. But the Opposition questioned why the “well-heeled” got a break with the fee for a ten-year work permit dropping from $20,000 to $15,000.
Finance Minister Bob Richards tabled the bill hiking the fees f...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
