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A Devonshire man was fined after he admitted violently resisting arrest and cursing at police.
Derek Weeks, 25, from Valley Heights Road, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to violently resisting arrest, using offensive words and refusing to submit...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tourist who pulled two fighting longtails from the water may have saved the birds’ lives, according to experts.
Visitor Joy Hunter told The Royal Gazette she noticed a pair of White-tailed Tropicbirds fighting in the water near Horseshoe Bay.
She w...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A straight 24 hours of aerobics may seem an arduous task but Marilyn Steede is hoping others join her Cup Match fundraiser in aid of New Beginnings $1 Million Campaign .
She made the Campaign her cause after reading that former St George’s Mayor E Mi...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Keep Bermuda Beautiful will this week launch a new programme hoped to encourage individuals and groups make a difference in their neighbourhoods.
The Adopt-A-Spot programme, which will be launched Wednesday afternoon, but 36 groups have already pledg...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A suspected drunk driver was chased and stopped by the police on Middle Road, Devonshire, around 3.40am on Thursday, according to police.
A spokeswoman said officers noticed the car travelling erratically. Police persued it and stopped it near the ju...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The building of new units to replace the Victoria and Albert Rows was not properly tendered, according to OBA MP Mark Pettingill.
Mr Pettingill said in a heated session of the House of Assembly that he understands a US-based company, Clark Constructi...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Oil tycoon John Deuss has been given a six-month suspended jail sentence and a fine of 327,000 euros ($409,000) after being convicted by a Dutch court of banking without a licence and not reporting unusual transactions.
The 69-year-old went on trial ...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A 56-year-old man is in a critical condition in intensive care after being rescued from the sea.
Police said that at about 5pm on Saturday, May 26, police and first responders attended a medical emergency in the Harrington Sound Road, Devil's Hole Hi...
DATE: May 27, 2012
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Gombey Festival in Queen Elizabeth II Park. Photos by Akil Simmons.
DATE: May 27, 2012
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Legislation to create and empower the new tourism board has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said members of the recently established board recommended that it receive statutory powers, and the Tourism Board Act 20...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
