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Former drug users and activists said a community effort is needed to steer young people away from violence and drugs.
Ronald Butterfield said he sold drugs as a teenager but became a committed Christian and minister while being treated for heroin abu...
DATE: Oct 30, 2018
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Four motorcycles were stolen from a warehouse in Pembroke, police said yesterday.
Officers said three of the bikes had already been traced, but appealed for anyone with information on the theft to contact them.
The vehicles were taken from the Cycl...
DATE: Oct 30, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
A new halfway housing development for elderly people designed to let them lead independent lives but with professional back-up is being considered.
John Barritt, chairman of the Bermuda Housing Trust which has 184 homes spread across five locations, ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2018
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Shirt pressed, shoes shined, but with a head hanging in shame, the surroundings were alien.
Having lived a life according to the law, he never imagined himself standing in a courtroom.
When companies collapsed all over the world, nightmare became a r...
DATE: Oct 29, 2018
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A conference heard how Bermuda is a centre for innovation with a “world-class reputation” on Friday.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, delivered the keynote address at an Association of Certified Anti Money-Laundering Specialists event...
DATE: Oct 29, 2018
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A scorpion was caught after it stowed away in cargo for Bermuda, it was revealed yesterday.
The arachnid was spotted by staff in a warehouse run by Fast Forward Freight, who contacted environmental officers. A check by professionals found no more sco...
DATE: Oct 27, 2018
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A humanitarian trip to help eye surgeons working in Haiti inspired a Bermudian woman to launch an appeal for sunglasses to help protect people’s eyesight on the poverty-stricken island.
Now Lucy Willitts, a retired bank worker and after-school care ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2018
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A violent child sex offender is now in a UK high-security hospital for detention and treatment, it was revealed yesterday.
Bermudian Merrick Seaman was transferred to the hospital in Northampton after a Supreme Court ruled he would “likely” cause har...
DATE: Oct 27, 2018
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A rat spotted in an upmarket luggage shop’s window was bagged yesterday.
The owners of Voila on Hamilton’s Front Street said the rodent was caught overnight and destroyed.
The rat was earlier filmed as it crawled over bags and wallets and the clip wa...
DATE: Oct 27, 2018
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The executive director of an environmental charity is understood to have been made redundant.
Jonathan Starling, one of Greenrock’s two full-time staff, is believed to have parted company with the charity.
The move is thought to have been made on cos...
DATE: Oct 27, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter