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The Island’s parole system faces sweeping changes, Attorney General Kim Wilson has announced.
New legislation will introduce tiered sentencing, as well as tiered criteria for parole eligibility.
The move was welcomed by newly-appointed chairman of th...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition has called for Health Minister Zane DeSilva to issue “a complete and unreserved apology” to One Bermuda Alliance seniors advocate Louise Jackson for accusing her of misinforming the public.
A Government letter to FutureCare clients dre...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Construction of the X-Ray Scanner on Hamilton’s docks is now 30 percent complete, according to Bermuda Customs, with the project now slated for completion this summer.
A Customs spokesman acknowledged that the X-Ray project, initially given an April,...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
A town hall meeting debating the imminent National Budget heard a panel of Ministers hint at new initiatives for 2012.
These ranged from a likely increase in public transport fares predicted by Transport Minister Derrick Burgess, to Environment Minis...
DATE: Feb 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The racial impact of criminal justice in Bermuda will be put under the spotlight by the group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) in an upcoming conference.
The group announced it is bringing international as well as local speakers to the eve...
DATE: Feb 01, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men have been arrested, and suspected stolen property seized, after a police patrol responded to reports of attempted burglaries in Devonshire and Smith’s.
Following a short chase in the early hours of yesterday morning, a motorcycle believed to ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ground will be broken on a crossroads along Front Street, possibly as soon as a month’s time, for new access to the docks with work expected to take around three months.
The intersection will direct heavy traffic into a new docks entrance and exit, w...
DATE: Jan 31, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Boys Brigade youth group has pitched in to assist needy families, with gift certificates donated to the Family Centre to help pay electricity bills.
The group held a fund raising car wash and passed on $600, in the form of six certificate...
DATE: Jan 30, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
A cat left half-paralysed after being struck by a motorcycle is recovering well, its new owner said thanks in part to “a wonderful outpouring of donations” from the community.
Ettrick Animal Hospital reported receiving close to $4,000 from members of...
DATE: Jan 30, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
A courtship clash of 50-ton whales, violent enough to draw blood, has been hailed by naturalist Andrew Stevenson as the most compelling evidence yet that humpbacks are breeding in local waters.
“It’s off the charts in the six years I’ve been studying...
DATE: Jan 27, 2012
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