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A St George’s man who took part in a spree of night robberies on the Island’s roads has been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment in the Supreme Court.
Jaron Roberts, 20, of Great Bay Road, targeted non-Bermudians across three parishes on the night of...
DATE: Jan 10, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The placement of a Temporary Executive Principal at Prospect Primary School, effective today, has been defended by the Ministry of Education as an intervention at a “low performing school”.
However, parents are said to be disappointed at the sudden a...
DATE: Jan 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Japanese carrier will call offshore later today, to drop off two crew members for treatment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
According to Bermuda Maritime Operations, the 80,000 tonne bulk carrier MV Federal Fuji is to rendezvous this evening ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man who was gunned down on The Glebe Road last night.
At a press conference this afternoon, Assistant Commissioner David Mirfield said a 25-year-old man was arrested this morni...
DATE: Jan 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Education was accused of “flagrant disregard” by the Association of School Principals (ASP), as uproar followed what the teachers’ group said was an unexplained and disruptive reform of leadership.
An Education spokeswoman last nigh...
DATE: Jan 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
For Captain Roy Kenneth Todd, news of the once-legendary Bermudian tender Canima now rusting at port in Canada is an occasion for a wealth of memories.
Mr Todd, who retired five years ago after a life on the water for Marine and Ports, spent ten year...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “medical marijuana” argument failed to stand up in court for a Devonshire man accused of cannabis possession.
Nicholas Pearman, 31, of Lookout Lane, told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner that he had been smoking “medically strong” cannabis to tre...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four young men have appeared in Magistrates’ Court charged with taking part in a street brawl outside the courthouse.
Jaquii DeSilva, 17, and Sanchea Douglas, 16, both of Curving Avenue, in Pembroke, admitted participating in the punch-up outside the...
DATE: Jan 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is back on the map as a contributor to space exploration, with the European Space Agency (ESA) station at Cooper’s Island declared a success after the launch of a Soyuz rocket from South America.
The mission, which has revived Bermuda’s decad...
DATE: Jan 05, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A proud vessel once known as “Bermuda's greatest party boat” has been tracked to a lonely wharf in New Brunswick, Canada, where the rusting Canima has been branded an eyesore by locals.
Originally an Irish ferry, and bought out to Bermuda as a tender...
DATE: Jan 04, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
