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An “insulting nickname” led to the knife murder of a 17-year-old Bermudian in Britain, an English judge has said.
Lyrico Steede, a Bermudian student living with his family in Nottingham, was targeted by a rival group of teenagers who had been dubbed ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have issued a fresh appeal for leads in their investigation of the murder of Jahni Outerbridge, 31, who was fatally shot two years ago today.
Mr Outerbridge, from Cedar Park in Devonshire, was murdered at about 11.20pm on January 29, 2017, out...
DATE: Jan 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The mother of a 17-year-old Bermudian student murdered in an English city said yesterday that she had forgiven his killers.
Keishaye Steede told reporters outside Nottingham Crown Court that she “forgave them the day that they did it”.
She added: “I ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A row over Hamilton Parish Workman’s Club has broken out after a former president made claims of mismanagement.
However, Nigel Burgess, the club secretary, defended the handling of finances and said the criticism was unfounded.
Alan Smith, president...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, hit back yesterday after a company that lost out when it loaned millions of dollars for a new hotel in the city said that American firms should avoid doing business in Bermuda.
Mexico Infrastructure Finance wro...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian film-maker and a team of friends are training for a gruelling one-day ocean-to-ocean cycle across the Isthmus of Panama next month to help the fight against modern slavery.
Kim Carter said: “It’s like riding two dozen Billy Goat Hills, on...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A trailblazing Bermudian engineer for the Xerox Corporation, who pushed for the hiring of other black professionals, has died.
Lloyd Bean, an 80-year-old father of four, died on January 8 at home in Brighton, New York.
Mr Bean moved to the United Sta...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Influenza cases have jumped, the chief of staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board has confirmed.
Michael Richmond, the Chief of Staff and acting chief executive at the BHB, said that the speed and virulence was a concern.
He added: “This has not been ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Women’s reproductive rights and the need to combat a culture of “shaming” were championed yesterday at an International Women’s March.
Women gathered at noon at Queen Elizabeth Park in Hamilton to celebrate this year’s global theme of #WomensWave, de...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 200 young people and adults turned out for a pilot youth forum.
The event on Friday focused on problems such as bullying, suicide gang violence and the decriminalisation of cannabis.
Kasia Burgess, 18, from CedarBridge Academy, Vincent Darr...
DATE: Jan 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell