155125 results returned for search: "" category "News"
A taxi driver thought he was dead following a head-on traffic collision in St David’s.
Christopher Dailey told Supreme Court he saw two headlights racing towards him and attempted to veer away, but was unable to escape the impact.
“I remember seeing ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dozens of miles of Bermuda’s roads have fallen into a state of disrepair after maintenance budgets were repeatedly slashed.
And Government targets of resurfacing ten kilometres of roadway each year have rarely been met in almost two decades, accordin...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 50-year-old St George’s man who failed to appear in court for offences dating back to 2009, was fined a total of $3,900 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Kenneth Francis entered guilty pleas to a string of traffic offences, possessing drugs and drug...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Traffic fatalities get all the attention but represent only a fraction of the Island’s problems with road safety, according to Joseph Froncioni.
There are a far greater number of motorists injured in accidents which result in serious injury and high ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College is looking to “internationalise” the campus with a cultural exchange programme.
Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons told the House of Assembly that cultural exchange programmes will be introduced and the College will also “inv...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
The Corporation of Hamilton has leased City waterfront property to developers.
But it is maintaining a stony silence over the arrangement and Government is yet to conduct its due diligence on the project.
Mayor Graeme Outerbridge revealed that the le...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
The gate at the entrance of LF Wade International Airport will be closed every night beginning Monday.
A Government spokesman announced that the gate would close from midnight until 5am.
“The need to install the gate was to secure the airport during ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Government’s claim that it is cracking down on crime has been met with a lukewarm response from the Opposition.
Shadow Public Safety Minister Michael Scott argued that, while planned stiffer penalties for some crimes may deter would-be offenders, the...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police will be on hand to give advise on home security to residents today.
The Police Mobile Command Centre will be visiting the Somerset Marketplace parking lot from 11am to 7pm.
Area residents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity t...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
One of Bermuda’s most high-profile charities could run aground because of a lack of cash, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation is to launch a fund-raising campaign this week in a bid to save the popular charity, which provides ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan