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A man caught trying to sneak more than $67,000 out of Bermuda has lost a Supreme Court legal battle to get the cash back.
Puisne Judge Sade Subair Williams ruled that, on the balance of probabilities, the cash was the proceeds of crime – specifically...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An island-wide blackout failed to slow business at the new airport, a spokeswoman said yesterday.
But bad winter weather off the US East Coast caused delays to some flights scheduled to leave the island.
The JetBlue flight was scheduled to leave for ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A power cut that hit the island yesterday was an “anomaly”, the president of Belco’s parent company insisted.
Wayne Caines said staff continued to investigate the cause of the outage, but a recurrence was not expected.
Most customers had power resto...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
About three quarters of the island had power restored this afternoon as Belco crews worked to get electricity to all residents and businesses by the end of the day.
Dennis Pimentel, the company president, said that teams were “feverishly working" to ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The trial of a senior Government care worker charged with an assault a teenager in her care will return to Magistrates’ Court next year.
Kennette Robinson, 52, has denied charges that she punched and mistreated a 17-year-old girl in an incident at th...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new moth has set up home in Bermuda – although how the species arrived is a mystery.
The “exceptionally large” fig sphinx moth was first recorded in Bermuda in October 2017 and their numbers have risen since then.
Claire Jessey, an entomologist wit...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
This year’s hurricane season underlined the need to protect Bermuda’s national bird, researchers have said.
Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said in the winter edition...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Preparation for the demolition of historic Albert Row near the entrance to Dockyard has started.
A spokesman for the West End Development Corporation, the owners, said: “The work taking place is the removal of asbestos in preparation for the eventual...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Covid-19 restrictions are to be extended for another two weeks after 12 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed, it was revealed last night.
The restrictions – including an 11pm curfew and orders for bars and restaurants to close at 10pm – were ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “victory cruise” to Bermuda in support of outgoing US President Donald Trump has been called off, it was reported last night.
The news came as the Government confirmed it hoped the cruise ship industry, battered this year by the global Covid-19 pa...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes