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A murderer jailed for 25 years can challenge his conviction in the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice has ruled.
The move came after Wolda Gardner made an application to the Supreme Court in August for his conviction to be quashed because he claimed ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have launched an investigation after a shooting incident Friday night.
A spokesman said a quantity of live ammunition and a used cartridge were found at the scene.
The news came after gunshots were heard on Deepdale Road in Pembroke at around ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An engaged couple got an unwanted wedding present yesterday – $1,000 in fines for a breach of Covid-19 safety regulations at their pre-marriage celebrations.
Traci Woolridge, 38, and Dennis Joell, landed in Magistrates' Court after they held a bridal...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have launched an investigation after a woman was found stabbed to death in the early hours of yesterday.
The body of the 28-year-old victim was found at a house in Smith’s after police were called to what was reported as a domestic incident.
A...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s CCTV network will be upgraded to help police tackle crime, the Throne Speech promised yesterday.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, said that public safety would be “enhanced by marrying technology to crime prevention and detection” in the new s...
DATE: Nov 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A member of the public has lost more than $10,000 in a scam investment scheme that promised high returns.
A police spokesman highlighted a second scheme where fraudsters tried to obtain private financial details of victims.
He explained the first fra...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police and the Bermuda Coast Guard were called into action after a van slid off a road into a bay in the early hours of this morning.
The incident happened just after 5am near the swing bridge on St. David’s Road, near St George’s.
A search of the ve...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Robin Hood restaurant manager recalled how customers dropped to the floor in terror as soon as shots were fired during the double murder on Tuesday night.
Zakaria Ibraheem was in the restaurant’s dining room when he saw a gunman rush through the f...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Several people were shot last night after gunfire erupted in a busy bar.
Terrified customers scattered after what was said to be at least six shots were fired at the Robin Hood bar and restaurant on Richmond Road at about 6pm.
Police said four people...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Administrative tasks in the police service have been sidelined because of job cuts, it was claimed yesterday.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said that there had been “a real fight” on where to deploy police officers.
But he added it was ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan