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Bermuda must come together to combat the rising tide of gun violence instead of ignoring the problem, preacher Scott Smith urged residents.
Over the weekend, Mr Smith lead two candlelight vigils for shooting victims Kimwandae Walker and Frederick May...
DATE: Apr 04, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
When Keona Smith’s cousin Colford Ferguson was murdered by gunfire in February it inspired her to try to unite all of Bermuda in a stand against violence.
But on Thursday she was heartbroken again by the murder of Randy Robinson, a childhood friend.
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DATE: Apr 04, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two teenagers were injured on Wednesday after a collision between two auxillary cycles and a car.
According to a police spokesman, the crash took place at the junction of North Shore Road and Loyalty Hill in Devonshire before 3.55pm.
The two riders, ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service yesterday celebrated the birthday of 102-year-old Detective Inspector Milton Marsh, the service’s oldest retired officer.
He was awarded the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) for his contributions in 1964 when he retired from the...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three people are being held by police in connection with the fatal shooting of Colford Ferguson.
Mr Ferguson, a 29-year-old construction worker, was killed in a daylight shooting at a house at the junction of Somerset Road and East Shore Road last Fr...
DATE: Feb 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A single mother spent Christmas behind bars after she admitted importing $250,000 worth of cannabis.
Shanae Vanderpool, 26, of Fenton Drive, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to conspiring to import a controlled substance and possessing a controlled substance...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three people arrested in a raid at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess were found guilty of drug offences.
Temiko Wilson, 23, was found guilty of six charges related to the Good Friday drugs bust, including possessing cannabis and cocaine with intent to s...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police responded to one robbery and one attempted robbery during what they called a “relatively uneventful” holiday weekend.
At around 10.17pm on Friday, police were informed that a man carrying a bladed article entered a St John’s Road, Pembroke bus...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men were fined in Magistrates’ Court after they admitted possessing cannabis in separate incidents.
Eversley Govia was arrested as police conducted a traffic search in Devonshire on July 10.
Crown counsel Cindy Clarke said the officers were on V...
DATE: Dec 28, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A single mother will spend Christmas behind bars after she today admitted importing $250,000 worth of cannabis into the Island.
Shanae Vanderpool, 26, of Fenton Drive, Pembroke pleaded guilty to conspiring to import a controlled substance.
The mother...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
