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Violent crime has risen with the start of 2016, including violence perpetrated by women, the Centre Against Abuse has noted.
Remarks from the centre’s executive director Laurie Shiell came after police observed there had been a “small uptick in viole...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Dunkley told this year’s recruits for the Royal Bermuda Regiment that he felt proud to be Bermudian after meeting with its first all-volunteer trainees.
“Stay safe, don’t injure yourselves and have fun,” the Minister of National Security advi...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
The craze for “hoverboards” could make young people a target for thieves, a parent has warned.
A mother from Cedar Hill, Warwick, whose 14-year-old son was robbed of his expensive Christmas gift has called for parents to be extra vigilant.
Requesting...
DATE: Jan 11, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
It was not the tropical storm that some believed but severe weather hit transport from flights to ferries across the Island yesterday.
Gale-force winds from a swirling body of low pressure that passed north of Bermuda caused sporadic power outages, a...
DATE: Jan 09, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
Tributes have been paid to Iris Davis, an iconic figure who persevered through segregation to become the Island’s senior nurse, who has died at the age of 94.
Miss Davis, well known to generations of families as a midwife and school nurse, was hailed...
DATE: Jan 08, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
Older voters stand to present a decisive force in the upcoming contest for Devonshire North Central, according to the advocacy group Age Concern.
Constituency 13 candidates from the governing One Bermuda Alliance and the Opposition have been invited ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The community has been left stunned by the sudden death of Andrea Burgess, 55, whose perseverance in the face of tragedy inspired many others.
Friends said that Ms Burgess, who had sought a new life in Costa Rica but had come home for the Christmas h...
DATE: Jan 07, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
A customer who brought his car for a check-up got an unpleasant surprise yesterday after finding it crushed by a shipping container. High winds on Monday evening managed to slide the container off a stack at a depot at TC Associates in Industrial Par...
DATE: Jan 06, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s roads are to get brighter over the next two years.
Craig Cannonier, Minister of Public Works, has announced that enhanced LED lighting is being rolled out in partnership with Belco across the Island.
Placement of the more efficient, brig...
DATE: Jan 06, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
An after-hours robber at KFC in Hamilton made off with cash after slipping through the fast food restaurant’s back door on Sunday night.
Police described the suspect, who entered the establishment near 11pm, as wearing a dark coloured hoodie and mask...
DATE: Jan 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell