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A hotel’s off-season bargain drew fresh Opposition scepticism for Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert’s optimistic assessment of the Island’s rebranded tourism industry.
Shadow Minister Shawn Crockwell said Government’s ‘So Much More’ marketing campaign b...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A notorious fraudster admitted committing a host of scams including “dognapping” a puppy on Christmas Eve, stealing credit cards and swindling car buyers out of money.
Mother-of-three Wendy Francis even altered a cheque made out to her own husband in...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A man caught attempting to trade in stolen jewellery was remanded into custody after he admitted receiving more than $13,000 of stolen goods.
However the defendant, 24-year-old Pembroke resident Malik Cann, denied actually stealing the items from the...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
With election season heating up, the sight of a green minibus calling for votes for the governing Progressive Labour Party drew a chorus of concern.
The green-painted bus proclaims the Party’s slogan ‘Standing Strong’ and urges ‘Vote PLP’.
However, a...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A child sex abuse image circulating via local electronic media should under no circumstances be forwarded to anyone, police have warned.
No matter what the intention or concern, forwarding such images is an offence under the Criminal Code Amendment A...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A Nissan March car listed for sale on eMoo caused a headache for five motorists after serial con artist Wendy Francis ran off with their deposits in summer 2012.
During Francis’s sentencing for a total of 36 offences yesterday (see main story), prose...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Cash-strapped charity the Family Centre are fundraising their way out of a budget shortfall, raising more than $50,000 in little more than a week.
Donor Kirk Kitson said the organisation, “bombarded” with families in need, is dead set on raising $200...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government was accused of electioneering and political manoeuvring over the apparent reversal of policy on mandatory GPS devices for the taxi industry.
Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin voiced scepticism over what she termed an “eleve...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Community activist Jonathan Starling is to run as an independent candidate for Pembroke South West at next month’s general election.
Mr Starling, a former Progressive Labour Party member, accuses the two main parties of ignoring the real issues and s...
DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A fisherman strangled a woman, tied her body up with string and dumped it in the sea, Supreme Court heard yesterday.
David Wayne DeSilva, 47, was originally charged with murdering Denise Evans-Wilkinson, 46.
He was due to stand trial yesterday, but ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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