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The Opposition Progressive Labour Party is seeking to strike down a “loophole” in immigration law allowing for the grant of Bermuda status to applicants with “the least connection with Bermuda”.
A clause recently used to confer status on two permanen...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s Parliament must be modernised, according to the Joint Select Committee’s report on Bermuda’s governance — but budget constraints will limit moves to update the Island’s legislature.
Committee chairman Cole Simons opened Friday’s debate on t...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother of two who was caught trying to smuggle $36,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda, including crack cocaine, has told Magistrates’ Court she had been “going through hard times”.
Marketa Raynor, 31, of Underhill Lane, Pembroke, heard from Magistrate...
DATE: May 16, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Youth group leader Milton Richardson has been jailed for 18 months, with his organisation opting to dismantle after he was found guilty of sexually exploiting a young boy left in his care.
His victim, whose identity cannot be revealed, expressed outr...
DATE: May 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The family of cancer patient Kamala Smith has been gifted $9,000 by the North Village Community Club.
Ms Smith, a mother of two whose ongoing treatment for a rare cancer has left her family struggling to make ends meet, is no stranger to North Villag...
DATE: May 15, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three men accused of raping a 14-year-old girl were unanimously cleared by a jury yesterday — but a fourth, Kristopher Gibbons, has been found guilty of sexual assault.
Gibbons groped the intoxicated girl and received oral sex in a backyard gathering...
DATE: May 15, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Figures from across the political divide have paid tribute to Frederick John Barritt, remembering a “Bermuda icon” who was a “wise and fair man”.
The former Speaker of the House, whose 21 years in politics spanned a tumultuous time in the Island’s hi...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An ambitious fundraising campaign for Bermuda’s new hospital aims to raise about $9 million in time for the acute care wing’s expected completion at the end of September.
Ralph Richardson, the new executive director of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitabl...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton’s City Walkway of Fame will be unveiled at a ceremony on Thursday, with recognition given to the first six inductees.
A series of plaques has been placed on the east and west pavements along Court Street, honouring Hazel Christopher, Edith a...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 39-year-old man who sexually molested a seven-year-old girl under the guise of helping her family has been found guilty in the Supreme Court.
Shuja Muhammad, who was called “uncle” by his victim, was charged with four counts of sexually exploiting ...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
