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A motorist fined $300 for using his cell phone argued it was no more distracting than lighting a cigarette or drinking coffee while driving.
Allan Whitecross, of Mission Drive, Paget, had earlier pleaded guilty to the September 19 offence.
The 57-yea...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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A 32-year-old driver who ran away from police after he was caught not wearing a seat belt, was fined $1,500 in Magistrates’ Court.
Prosecutor Cindy Clarke said Locksley Cummings was pulled over by police officers on October 19 on Frog Lane, Devonshir...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre 'moustache' you a question — are you ready to grow a Mo?
Starting on Thursday, the centre’s annual Movember campaign will have men across the Island downing their razors in an effort to raise awareness about men’s hea...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tornado tore through Somerset yesterday morning, damaging buildings and vehicles in a flurry of destruction before drifting off shore.
The tornado ripped a section of the Prince Albert Lodge's roof onto a passing car, smashed windows and capsized s...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An ad hoc recreational fishing advisory is to be put in place to find the best approach to generating better information on the pastime.
The Marine Resources Section of the Department of Environmental Protection invited recreational fishers to town ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Minister of Public Works Michael Weeks has hit back at claims by the Opposition that Pembroke Marsh has been neglected, saying remediation work there is ongoing.
Scott Stewart, the One Bermuda Alliance candidate for Pembroke East, made the claim in a...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Environment
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Supermarket owner Frank Arnold is among the latest to fall afoul of the Island’s laws against using a hand-held device while driving.
Arnold, 44, of Paget, admitted in Magistrates’ Court to the October 5 offence.
He was fined $300 by Senior Magistrat...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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NASA this week hailed its return to operating at Cooper’s Island this summer as a stellar success.
The US space agency this year deployed a mobile tracking station at the St David’s nature reserve to help monitor rockets travelling from Wallops Fligh...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A listed historic monument in Dockyard was knocked down for road widening — and never put back.
The Bermuda National Trust said a pillar for the South Gate in Dockyard was supposed to be restored, but instead ended up forgotten in the flurry of demol...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief yesterday marked the start of Fire Safety Week by announcing new fire safety legislation will soon be tabled.
The Fire Safety Bill 2012 is expected to be put before the House of Assembly in the next legisla...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
