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A magistrate will rule next month on whether a man used threatening behaviour to intimidate a female magistrate.
Laurie Furbert was arrested following an exchange of words with Magistrate Nicole Stoneham outside a supermarket.
He has argued that the...
DATE: Nov 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A recent loss of key psychologists in the Island’s prison system has significantly cut the level of treatment on offer to inmates, according to social campaigner Sheelagh Cooper.
The former Parole Board member told The Royal Gazette: “At any given ti...
DATE: Nov 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One-third of a Devonshire warehouse was destroyed during a fire this afternoon.
No-one was injured in the blaze which broke out at Bermuda Mechanical Building - firefighters have since brought it under control and an investigation has been launched t...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s justice system is due for change in its approach to cases of sexual abuse, according to children’s welfare campaigner Sheelagh Cooper.
In a bid to transform the way Bermuda treats its most dangerous criminal offenders, Ms Cooper has joined ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In a decision that Premier Paula Cox admitted was “less than ideal in terms of timing”, the Progressive Labour Party’s candidate for St George’s West, John Gibbons, has resigned, citing personal reasons.
St George’s resident and former Parish Council...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After 12 years in business, Victoria Street retailers Computer City was last night termed a casualty of the recession by company director Craig Clark.
The closure, blamed on “unprecedented economic conditions in Bermuda”, will leave nine workers — ei...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
For Deputy Pilot Warden Mario Thompson, shepherding young seafarers through Marine and Ports is a chance to reconnect Bermudians with their maritime heritage.
“We’re thinking long-term with these guys,” he said of a set of recently qualified pilots a...
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Brought together at Warwick Camp for the often arduous task of confronting inner obstacles, a team of 19 young adults has emerged from the latest Mirrors residential programme.
Eleven women and eight men last week completed the six-day residential, w...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hotel’s off-season bargain drew fresh Opposition scepticism for Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert’s optimistic assessment of the Island’s rebranded tourism industry.
Shadow Minister Shawn Crockwell said Government’s ‘So Much More’ marketing campaign b...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
With election season heating up, the sight of a green minibus calling for votes for the governing Progressive Labour Party drew a chorus of concern.
The green-painted bus proclaims the Party’s slogan ‘Standing Strong’ and urges ‘Vote PLP’.
However, a...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
