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People are being asked to observe a minute’s silence tomorrow to mark International Day of Peace.
Imagine Bermuda is planning to stage events tomorrow to celebrate the day, which was created by the United Nations, with a programme at City Hall includ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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A baggage handler told Supreme Court that he collected and delivered a package for a co-worker at the centre of a plot to import heroin.
The package — a dummy placed by US investigators — was allegedly found later that day in a blue and white Thermos...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A serial thief was handed a suspended sentence after admitting to trespassing.
Richard Michael Dill, 45, of Marsh Lane, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to trespassing on the property of Marketplace Ltd, in Somerset, on September 13.
Magistrates’ Court heard...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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A ride on a toy scooter after drinking has left Adam Petty poorer — and walking.
Petty, 25, pleaded guilty to riding a “little electric toy scooter” after having had a few drinks.
He was arrested near his Woodbourne Avenue home at around 8.40pm on Ju...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Savings of $4 million have been reaped by the Bermuda Hospitals Board through cutting down on contracts and consulting, its 2011 Annual Report reveals.
The report, presented yesterday by Health Minister Zane DeSilva, also shows a marked rise in satis...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Healthcare, housing and education problems in Bermuda are to blame for mothers uprooting and starting new lives overseas, Shadow Families Minister Donte Hunt claimed yesterday.
Mr Hunt said Bermudian women who head to the UK with their children are m...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Aaron Smith of St George’s was yesterday named as the motorcyclist killed in an accident near Terceira’s gas station.
Mr Smith, 45, was involved in a crash with a car on North Shore Road, Devonshire, near the junction with Cable Hill, at about 2.20pm...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A Sandys man was banned from the roads and fined $800 for impaired driving.
Charles Fubler, 37, of Pleasantville Lane, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drunk driving.
Prosecutor Karen King said that on September 15, police saw the defendant d...
DATE: Sep 20, 2012
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Plans for a new, large scale solar power plant were unveiled yesterday, promising an alternative to a proposed expansion of Belco.
Tim Madeiros, CEO and operations director for Sol Invictus, said their proposal could also create 200 jobs during its c...
DATE: Sep 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Life on the UK’s dole is anything but glamorous — but it’s still much better than a single mother’s plight in Bermuda, according to one woman who spoke to The Royal Gazette yesterday.
The mother said she has grown so frustrated in Bermuda she is cons...
DATE: Sep 19, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
