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MP Brown Calls On The Reefs To Withdraw Ad‬

“The recent ad by The Reefs hotel represents a flawed direction in the hiring process and needs to be stopped immediately,” Shadow Minister for Immigration ‬Walton Brown said, with the MP calling on The Reefs to “withdraw the ad immediately.” This follows after the Southampton property advertised for a Bar Chef to “develop... Read more of this article

Man Admits Stealing $20 Bottle Of Vodka

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 16], a 35-year-old man admitted stealing a $20 bottle of vodka from a supermarket last year. Dimitri Robinson pleaded guilty to stealing a $20 bottle of Aristocrat vodka from Lindo’s Warwick supermarket on 14th January 2014. The Prosecutor told Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo that on the store’s... Read more of this article

61 Year Old Woman Admits Stealing Vodka

Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Jan 8], a 61 year old woman admitted stealing a bottle of vodka from Lindo’s in Warwick last month. Ms Santokh Sandhu-Huny pleaded guilty to stealing a bottle of Aristocrat vodka from Lindo’s Warwick supermarket on the morning in December 2014. The action was caught on CCTV, and Ms Sandhu-Hunt was accosted... Read more of this article

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Stealing Whisky

In Magistrates Court today [Dec 18], 55-year-old Glen Patrick Richardson pleaded not guilty to stealing whisky from Lindo’s supermarket on October 10, 2014. The item stolen is alleged to have been a litre of Dewar’s While Label Scotch whisky and is said to be valued at $35.20. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set trial for February 2015 and granted... Read more of this article

Liquor ID Check Policy In Effect On Oct 1st

The Ministry of National Security are reminding the public that the Liquor License Amendment Act comes into effect on Wednesday 1st October 2014. A spokesperson said, “The Ministry of National Security in partnership with the Department of National Drug Control and CADA, launched a community awareness campaign to announce the enactment of the... Read more of this article

Alcohol Awareness Month Gets Underway

[Updated] April is Alcohol Awareness Month and earlier today [Apr 1], the Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley joined Opposition MP Wayne Furbert, MP Nandi Outerbridge, members of CADA, the Bermuda Police Service and the Department for National Drug Control to officially launch this month’s campaign. “The issues surrounding the... Read more of this article

Survey Results: Drug & Alcohol Use In Bermuda

Married people drank the most, marijuana remained the most commonly used illegal drug, and 48.6% of people were in favour of decriminalising small amounts of marijuana for personal use – are some of the findings in the latest National Household Survey on Drug Consumption and Health. The Ministry of National Security, through the Department for... Read more of this article

MPs Pass Bill To Make ID Checks Mandatory

The Liquor Licence Amendment Bill 2014 — which seeks to make ID checks mandatory before selling alcohol or allowing entry into licensed premises — passed in the House of Assembly yesterday [Mar 5]. The bill passed with support from both sides of the aisle, and will now head to the Senate and must also receive the Governor’s assent... Read more of this article

Liquor Licence Amendment Bill 2014 Tabled

The Liquor Licence Amendment Bill 2014 was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday [Feb 14], which seeks to make ID checks mandatory before selling alcohol or allowing entry into licensed premises. It also seeks to create offences for situations including failing to examine ID before the sale of intoxicating liquor to anyone who appears to be a minor,... Read more of this article

BSOA To Offer Chocolate & Champagne Night

The Bermuda Society of Arts [BSOA] is getting set to host an event dubbed “Not Valentine’s Day Champagne and Chocolate Tasting,” promising to be an indulgent evening of champagne and chocolate tasting on Thursday, February 13 at 6.00pm. The event will feature decadent chocolate creations from local chocolatiers and wines and champagnes... Read more of this article

BSOA To Celebrate Chocolate & Wine Tasting

Sunday Liquor Sales Became Law On Dec 24

The Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mark Pettingill clarified that the sale of liquor on Sundays became law on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 when it was assented to by Governor George Fergusson. A statement from the Ministry said, “Current holders of Licence A liquor licences do not need further permission from the Bermuda Liquor Licensing... Read more of this article

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