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An initiative offering a tax break to employers that hire locals has resulted in 420 new Bermudian hires over six months, according to Finance Minister Bob Richards.
However, today’s announcement swiftly came under fire from the Opposition Progressiv...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
A man who admitting slapping his pregnant girlfriend has been jailed for six months at Magistrates’ Court after breaching his probation.
Damany Burchall, 32, was threatened with a further year’s imprisonment for the assault, depending on the outcome ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New homes for residents of the West End’s dilapidated Albert and Victoria Rows will be open for business in roughly a month’s time.
The building of 20 prefabricated units at Victoria Place is about 80 percent complete, according to West End Developme...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
A convicted murderer given extra time in jail for a serious assault on a fellow prisoner has seen his double sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal.
This means that in theory, 36-year-old Antoine Anderson could remain in Westgate prison until the yea...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man incurred a hefty fine as well as a one-year ban from the roads after appearing before Magistrates’ Court for offences committed more than six years ago.
Jared Hollis, 28, of Spanish Point, told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner he had no recol...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The daughter of Premier Craig Cannonier is seeking to challenge the Island’s law banning the use of hand-held devices while driving.
Samaela Cannonier, 23, denied the May 27 charge in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Her lawyer, Saul Dismont, argued tha...
DATE: Nov 05, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
East End residents have been left in the cold by Government’s failure to speak out over the closure of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre, the Opposition has charged.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board announced last week that the centre will shut by the end...
DATE: Nov 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man has been charged with four counts of touching a child for sexual purposes.
The 39-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was not required to enter a plea when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court as the matter must be dealt with in the S...
DATE: Nov 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Westgate inmate Alvone Maybury has been accused of stabbing a fellow prisoner with a foot-long “shank” that passed straight through his victim’s arm.
Maybury, 27, has denied unlawfully wounding inmate Sean Evans, 24, on October 24, 2012. The other in...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents could wind up being charged 25 cents for every plastic bag they use, if the environmental group Greenrock has its way.
Similar initiatives have proven successful around the world at reducing plastic litter, Greenrock president Judith Landsb...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
