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“Misinformation has been circulating” on Government’s scholarships and awards programme, according to Education and Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons.
The Minister offered a breakdown of spending in the wake of fresh controversy over the de...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An Opposition sit-in protesting education cuts drew a crowd of about 70 people onto the grounds of Cabinet this afternoon, with Education Minister Grant Gibbons facing a sometimes hostile audience.
Shadow Education Minister Lovitta Foggo commended th...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government could appeal against a judgment by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley that clears the way for certain holders of the Permanent Residents’ Certificate (PRC) to obtain Bermuda status.
And the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statement last night poi...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An elderly driver who blacked out at the wheel of his car and crashed on Front Street has offered his thanks to kind-hearted bystanders who attended to him at the scene.
Howard Saltus, 78, also counts himself “blessed” that no one suffered any injuri...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda residents took to the roads and water in their thousands for a record-breaking Catlin End-to-End this weekend: organisers had an official count of 3,500 people, but many more joined in.
Donations are also expected to set a new record, with mo...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The path to Bermuda status for holders of Permanent Resident Certificates just got easier, under a ruling delivered yesterday at the Supreme Court.
The judgment by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley undoes a legal precondition so confusing that Mr Justice Kaw...
DATE: May 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Murder accused Julian Washington’s testimony in the Supreme Court was an attempt to “pull the wool over your eyes”, a jury heard as the trial neared its close.
But the evidence against the 24-year-old, charged with a double shooting, was dismissed as...
DATE: May 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teenager who says she witnessed the rape of her 14-year-old friend by a group of men told a jury she knew immediately that the matter would end up in court.
However, she also admitted that she had made some errors during her testimony.
Four men age...
DATE: May 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man accused of a double shooting in which 24-year-old Stefan Burgess was murdered has produced an alibi just before the close of trial.
Julian Washington stands charged with the premeditated murder of Mr Burgess at a house party on The Glebe Road, ...
DATE: May 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Murder accused Julian Washington has told a court that he has no idea how DNA evidence that could link him to a shooting ended up on bullet cartridges retrieved from the scene.
Taking the stand at his Supreme Court trial, Mr Washington maintained tha...
DATE: May 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
