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Seniors will be legally protected from paying car licence fees, but TCD will crack down on fraudsters seeking to take advantage of the scheme.
Senate yesterday approved the Motor Car Amendment Act, which enshrines in law the policy of not charging se...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A law requiring Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to purchase a licence before buying property has been rolled back by Senators.
While such couples will not require a licence to purchase their first home, as was necessary under the controversial l...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sandys Secondary Middle School is to hold a ceremony honouring community heroes.
The programme is also designed to honour Bermuda’s emancipation, and will be hosted by Economy Minister Patrice Minors.
Honorees include Cyril Packwood, Warren Simmons, ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A Canadian visitor whose trip to the Island was marred by a confrontation with a burglar has applauded his four-year prison sentence.
Reuben Stroble and his family were staying at Sandpiper Guest Apartments in Warwick when Jamiko Bean broke into thei...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Delano Williams was approached by officers in the parking lot of Belvin’s Variety, on Happy Valley Road, Pembroke, around 9.15pm on July 22.
He was said to be unsteady on his feet and talking to himself at the time.
The Pembroke resident became aggre...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Two Pembroke men remained in police custody last night in connection with an early morning armed burglary at a Pembroke home on Tuesday.
A police spokesman said: “Reports indicate that a man armed with a bladed article and what was reported as a fire...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A 33-year-old Paget man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to sexually assaulting a male co-worker, but claimed it was a joke that had been misconstrued.
Executive chef Marc Vivian Bungaleea, of Bostock Hill East, admitted grabbing at the nipple of...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former Government Minister whose department was hit by a massive fraud said he struggles to accept that the couple who committed it are guilty.
David Burch was called as a character witness when Kyril Burrows and Delcina Bean-Burrows were sentence...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Johnny Barnes now has a bench to sit on at his post at Crow Lane.
Its arrival follows a push by resident Ron Spencer who grew concerned after the 89-year-old suffered a fall while waving to morning commuters.
Talks with Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbri...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A former civil servant and his wife are today beginning eight year and six year jail sentences respectively for pocketing vast amounts of taxpayers’ money.
Kyril Burrows, 48, and Delcina Bean-Burrows, 49, were ordered to pay the $526,833.81 that the...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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