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Bermuda’s blood supply comes under pressure in December and January, according to Junior Health Minister Vince Ingham, who thanked existing donors and urged more eligible residents to come forward.
“During the busy holiday season, people travel more,...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
For Bermudian David Perinchief, who served in Iraq with the US Marine Corps, the official ending of the nine-year conflict in Iraq offered a chance to reflect on a task accomplished.
“There’s no real difference in how I feel,” Sgt Perinchief said fro...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Government should “just do it”, and establish a Tourism Authority, MP Kim Swan said.
A recent Tourism Board report lists the creation of an Authority as a “hot button issue”, alongside gaming and the development of new hotels.
Mr Swan called the impl...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 17-year-old Southampton woman was hurt at the junction of Cedar Avenue and Angle Street, when her auxiliary cycle collided with a police van.
Police said she was taken to King Edward VII Memorial for treatment of a minor leg injury.
Both vehicles w...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
The Island has developed “a robust framework” to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, Justice Minister Kim Wilson told the Senate.
Bermuda’s regime is keeping abreast of standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A contract for a one-year electronic monitoring pilot project for tracking suspects and criminals went to Bermuda Security Group for $235,000, according to Justice Minister Kim Wilson.
In a Ministerial Statement, Sen Wilson said funding for the progr...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A St George’s man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court to face two charges of sexual assault, along with assault and burglary.
For legal reasons, neither the accused nor the woman involved can be named.
Crown counsel Cindy Clarke said the man is accuse...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former civil servant struggling to challenge her eviction has vowed to fight on after a defeat in the Supreme Court.
LeYoni Junos has been staying with friends since workmen broke the locks and emptied her house under orders from HSBC bank.
The ban...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
A Sandys man who allegedly assaulted a police officer to escape arrest was charged in Magistrates’ Court alongside the friend accused of helping him.
Shae Quan Astwood, 27, of Sound View Road, denied the charges.
Jahchel Gibson, 18, of Tribe Road Si...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 41-year-old Smith’s man was charged with assault in Magistrates’ Court.
Roddelle Lightbourne denied unlawfully assaulting Mervin Dickinson in Pembroke on October 19.
Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner granted bail of $2,000 and ordered Mr Lightbour...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
