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The victim of an alleged sex attack has defended her account of the assault at the ongoing trial of the four men accused in the incident.
All four — aged 21, 20, 20 and 19 respectively — have denied a charge of serious sexual assault on July 27 of la...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Good Friday celebrations at Horseshoe Bay were in full flow on the Southampton beach this morning despite cloudy skies — and the traditional KiteFest kicked in at mid-day with the drums and whistles of Gombeys.
The Warwick Gombey Troupe led a crowd o...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Prosecutors closed their case yesterday in the Supreme Court against a man accused of handling and firing a gun inside a Sandys residence.
Zikai Cann, 24, of Seawall Drive, Sandys, has denied the charges, which date to an unspecified day in November,...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 14-year-old girl was “plied with alcohol” before being raped in a backyard tent while another child “looked on helplessly”, a jury has heard.
The victim took the stand on the opening day of a trial against four men, who were aged 21, 21, 20 and 19 ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After nearly 40 years of making Bermuda’s smallest kites, craftsman Brian Doars has come out of retirement for another miniature.
“It’s a good thing I’m a Libra — I have got a lot of patience,” said Mr Doars of his creations, which he creates from ma...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man accused of possessing and firing a gun was seen handling and shooting the weapon, a Supreme Court witness told police.
However, a jury at the trial of Zikai Cann, 24, of Seawall Drive, Sandys, also heard the same witness insist that she’d been ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A puppy left abandoned in a dumpster had probably been illegally bred — as well as being left mutilated by a layman’s attempt at “docking” its tail.
Local vet and SPCA chairman Andrew Madeiros, who had no choice but to euthanise the animal, expressed...
DATE: Apr 12, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Queen’s Baton arrives in Bermuda in two week’s time, as part of the globe-spanning relay leading up to this summer’s Commonwealth Games.
It will be welcomed to the Island on Friday, April 25 by Sports and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, who w...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Iconic entertainer, pianist and poet Alvin (Hambone) Brangman — a luminary of the Island’s hotel circuit from the heyday of local music — has died aged 90.
Mr Brangman, who performed throughout the calypso era and remained devoted to music up until h...
DATE: Apr 10, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s citizens must apply public pressure to support the movement against obesity, a leading US nutrition expert has urged.
Worldwide, obesity is now the fifth leading cause of death — and the current generation of children “could actually be on ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
