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A man enjoying a lunch break on a dock was stunned to find a message in a bottle sent more than four years ago.
Robert O’Connor said the letter inside was written in Swiss German and included a Swiss e-mail address, but appeared to have been thrown i...
DATE: Sep 26, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance branded the Progressive Labour Party platform on Wednesday as “smoke and mirrors” and built on unaffordable promises.
Craig Cannonier said David Burt, the Premier, had attempted to deceive the public.
He added: ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to revamp the financial assistance system is in the pipeline, the Minister of Labour announced yesterday.
Jason Hayward said that the changes, if approved by the next government, would help give assistance to people who needed it and assi...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was banned from the roads until 2024 after he was caught drink-driving while disqualified.
Juan DeLeon Garcia, 22, from Southampton, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit, driving while disqualified and driving without a ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Party leaders David Burt and Craig Cannonier traded barbs over the weekend about their party’s records in power.
Mr Burt, the Premier and leader of the Progressive Labour Party, said at a virtual rally on Saturday that his administration had kept its...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of men yesterday admitted involvement in a fight after charges of assault in connection with the incident were dropped.
Taaj Muhammad, 25, Jahdal Denbrook, 39, and Kodi Carlington, 25, all of St George’s, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A serial thief admitted a string of theft and prowling offences.
Perry Hayward, 40, from Pembroke pleaded guilty to stealing items from a Lagoon Drive home in Paget on two occasions and prowling around the same property in August.
Senior magistrate J...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Teddy battered Bermuda from a distance, but the island escaped major damage.
The hurricane passed the island as a Category 1 storm yesterday afternoon with its closest point of approach about 150 miles to the island’s east at about 3pm.
Ren...
DATE: Sep 22, 2020
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Weather
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public were warned to be prepared for the approach of Hurricane Teddy and follow safety advice to protect their homes and families.
Bermuda is expected to avoid the worst of the storm, but the Emergency Measures Organisation said people should st...
DATE: Sep 21, 2020
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 26-year-old man who fractured his ankle in a late-night crash admitted to drink-driving last week.
David Thomas, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a charge of driving while impaired.
The court heard that police were alerted t...
DATE: Sep 20, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes