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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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St George is slowly but surely wooing the big yachts, according to Bermuda Yacht Services founder Mark Soares, who is in discussions with the Old Town council on getting a new marina in place.
“We are just a matter of a couple of months away from a c...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A distraught mother recounted in court how she considered killing the man who had allegedly molested her seven-year-old daughter.
The accused, a 40-year-old Somerset man, has denied four counts of sexually exploiting the child on unknown dates betwee...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
A legal team that took to the streets to provide meals for needy children has raised $10,000 with a sponsored walk through Hamilton.
The Bermuda Bar Association this week presented donations reaped from its very first 4K charity sponsored walk, at a ...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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Jonathan Bell