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A Warwick family was in mourning last night after a 10-year-old girl was killed while cycling on a footpath.
Tiffanelle Pitcher-Francis was playing with other children at around 6.15pm on Saturday, when her bicycle collided with a metal barrier at th...
DATE: Jan 13, 2014
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A teenager was injured shortly after 11am yesterday after an attack on Palmetto Road in Devonshire.
Police said the 19-year-old was set upon by three men, one of whom cut his hand with a bladed article. The group stole the man’s motorcycle and fled.
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DATE: Jan 11, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The reappointment of Director of Public Prosecutions Rory Field over a potential Bermudian candidate is not up for investigation, according to Governor George Fergusson.
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not called for mediation on the matter ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2014
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A surge in Financial Assistance clients, prompting Government to launch a fraud hotline to catch cheaters, was seized by the Opposition as a sign that the One Bermuda Alliance lacks a plan for jobs.
Michael Weeks, Shadow Community Minister, said yest...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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A secret Santa has been on a mission since Christmas Eve to bring gifts to each of the Island’s mothers who have lost a son to guns — and he is now halfway through his list.
The Parks Department worker told The Royal Gazette he’d been moved by the si...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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The newest addition to the Bermuda Bar, lawyer Orchid Morrison, joined the Island’s legal fraternity in a short ceremony before Chief Justice Ian Kawaley yesterday.
Mr Justice Kawaley commended Ms Morrison, who is currently part of the legal team at ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
A group tasked with investigating cannabis reform in Bermuda expects to have its findings before Government later this year, according Cannabis Reform Collaborative member Stratton Hatfield.
The CRC also plans to deliver hypothetical figures for the ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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A man jailed for making overtures towards a young girl will be freed by the Supreme Court, following a successful appeal.
Davaun Cox, 29, is expected to be released from custody today.
He was jailed for three years on May 16, 2013, with two years’ pr...
DATE: Jan 10, 2014
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An “unprecedented increase” in the number of people using Financial Assistance has led to Government launching an anonymous hotline for the public to report cases of fraud.
According to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport, Gover...
DATE: Jan 09, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The environmental group Greenrock has restructured, with a board of directors put in place and Gordon Johnson appointed as its first executive director.
Mr Johnson, who joined Greenrock last month with more than 25 years’ experience in the non-profit...
DATE: Jan 08, 2014
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