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A Sandys man who threatened to “blow up” his girlfriend’s mother was yesterday given a suspended sentence.
Pelaelkhai Williams, 22, pleaded guilty to using threatening words and threatening behaviour toward Shantelle Hardy.
Crown counsel Cindy Clarke...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dormant hotel projects will be brought back to life through a sharply focused National Tourism Plan, panel member Vince Ingham said last night.
Mr Ingham, who is part of the team drafting the plan, stressed the group's determination to help seven hot...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Alleged gang member Jakai Harford has been jailed for five years after admitting drug-dealing charges but being cleared of gun allegations.
Harford, who has twice been shot and also lost his brother to gun violence, filmed himself on his cell phone w...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Several flights to and from Bermuda have been cancelled as Tropical Storm Maria continues to head towards the Island.
American Airlines has cancelled this afternoon’s flights from New York and Miami. As a result, flights scheduled tomorrow morning to...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
There are no immediate plans to close the Causeway because of Tropical Storm Maria.
Government announced today that the storm’s conditions would be monitored closely to see if a decision should be made to close the route to traffic.
The storm’s close...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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Registrar General Marlene Christopher confirmed Bermuda Industrial Union has filed seven of its overdue accounts.
Ms Christopher is now assessing the documents and said they will soon be ready for public consumption.
BIU president Chris Furbert has p...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A Sandys man charged with sexually touching two girls under the age of ten was yesterday released on bail.
The 38-year-old pleaded not guilty on Monday to three counts of touching girls under 14 years of age for a sexual purpose.
The man, who cannot ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government last night met with the Corporation of St George’s to disclose the results on a report on the possibility of modifying Town Cut.
The report, ordered last year and completed earlier this summer, is said to look at the potential cost and imp...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 55-year-old Smith’s man was sentenced to 30 days in prison after shoving a police officer to the ground and choking him.
Edward Albert Simons pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers and causing actual bodily harm to one.
He also admitted v...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s Mayor Kenneth Bascome fired back at comments published in yesterday’s The Royal Gazette criticising the state of the town.
In a letter to this newspaper published yesterday under a pseudonym, a member of the public said the town needs to ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
