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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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CATEGORY:
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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CATEGORY:
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
The plundering of crops under cover of darkness is “rampant”, according to West End farmer Tom Wadson.
The practice, euphemistically called “night farming”, is “blatant theft — call it what it is so nobody gets confused”, he said.
“They don’t know th...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police will make up for the gap in the Island’s security camera coverage left by the implementation of a new CCTV system, according to National Security Minister Michael Dunkley.
Saying he was “very disappointed” by the delay in getting new cameras u...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Illegal dumping at Marsh Folly is making a dirty and dangerous job even worse for staff — prompting one irate worker to call for the public to show more consideration.
“We need to have cameras installed down here — this is all stuff that’s supposed t...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
