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Three Bermudians have been detained by the US Coast Guard after a yacht with cannabis valued at $13 million on board was intercepted in the Caribbean.
The incident happened on December 13, but was only revealed this morning by police in Bermuda.
A Po...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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Crime
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A recently introduced energy buy-back programme and a handful of Government incentives have seen a boost in the adoption of renewable energy on the Island.
Companies that install solar energy systems have told The Royal Gazette the number of installa...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda's roads claimed their 13th victim of the year yesterday, when a young woman who was badly hurt in a crash last week succumbed to her injuries.
Leaha Lanfear, a 24-year-old from the UK, was involved in an accident around 3.55am on Thursday nea...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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Other
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The Senate chose to delay passing a new lease for the 9 Beaches resort for a second time today.
Last week, Government Senate Leader David Burch said they would “rise and report” after Opposition Senators had several questions about the terms of the 2...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Only three Bermudians applied to fill vacancies for 13 kitchen porters despite layoffs around the Island, Economy Minister Kim Wilson said today.
Speaking in the Senate, Senator Wilson said that even as job losses continued, “some jobs remain hard to...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A mother admitted abandoning her three-year-old child in an unlocked home so that she could visit with friends on Mother's Day.
Magistrates' Court heard yesterday that hours after she left, neighbours found the child wandering lost in the streets of ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposed new project at Mill Creek could help reduce flooding in the area - while also helping the local eel population.
The Development Applications Board was scheduled to debate the construction of a culvert on Mill Creek Road to regulate the ti...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda's road death rate is six times worse than the UK's, according to Road Safety Officer David Minors.
And according to the Police, the “vast majority” of this year's fatalities resulted from impaired driving.
Speaking before news arrived of the ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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Other
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A teenager was yesterday charged with having unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.
The incident allegedly happened between April 1 and April 3 this year in Sandys.
Neither the 13-year-old female victim nor the defendant can be identified for legal r...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A $1.5 million waterfront property illegally purchased by expatriates is now owned by the Bermuda Housing Corporation.
National Security Minister David Burch announced the home, Laughing Waters, would be rented back to the expatriates who once owned ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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