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A sizeable donation to the ruling One Bermuda Alliance party was earmarked for “grassroots” political campaigning, according to a source linked to the OBA.
The source could not confirm the precise figure for the donation given by East Coast developer...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Craig Cannonier, sworn in as Premier on December 18, 2012, has remained in office little more than 17 months — the shortest term in Bermuda’s history.
A businessman for most of his life, Mr Cannonier was 46 when he threw his hat in the ring as a cand...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The ‘Jetgate’ saga needs a Parliamentary Committee to investigate “breaches of the rules of the House”, according to Independent MP Terry Lister.
In the wake of the weekend’s round of meetings by the One Bermuda Alliance, Mr Lister observed: “The len...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A UK man was arrested shortly before 10pm on Friday after a Virgin Airlines flight to Antigua was diverted to Bermuda.
According to police, the suspect is currently being detained at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on drugs charges.
Meanwhile, enqu...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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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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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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CATEGORY:
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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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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AUTHOR:
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