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Legislation which would have given the Parliamentary Registrar more power to track improperly registered voters was shot down on Friday.
The Parliamentary Election Amendment Act 2010, tabled by Opposition MP John Barritt, failed after Government refu...
DATE: Jul 26, 2010
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A teenager has been arrested in connection with Friday’s daylight shooting outside Charing Cross Tavern in Sandys.
A Police spokesman said today that a 19-year-old is being held in custody in connection with the case.
Police responded to the shooting...
DATE: Jul 26, 2010
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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan failed in a bid to put the Municipalities Reform Act back by six months.
Mr. Swan proposed an amendment to the legislation on Friday which would have delayed the bill so he could have more time to properly researc...
DATE: Jul 26, 2010
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The Mayor of Hamilton last night pledged to work with Government on the reform of the municipalities — but would not rule out the possibility of legal action.
Charles Gosling, who has been locked in a war of words with Government in recent weeks, tol...
DATE: Jul 26, 2010
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A man was beaten with fists feet and helmets at Bernard's Park in a daylight brawl Saturday morning.
According to witnesses, a group of men rode onto the park on motorcycles, attacked the man, and rode off again, leaving the victim with non-life thre...
DATE: Jul 26, 2010
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Paige Hallett has spent plenty of time backstage, but now she's standing in the spotlight.
The 19-year-old is working to make a name for herself on stages in Bermuda and the UK.
Today a theatre student at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts M...
DATE: Jul 24, 2010
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A proposed amendment to the Municipalities Reform Act which would have set back its second reading by six months, was shot down in the House of Assembly today.
During a debate on the Act, Mr. Swan said a delay would allow the Government to listen to ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2010
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A 23-year-old St. George’s man was today charged in connection with the machete attack on national squad cricketer George O’Brien Jr.
Dimitrius Gibbons appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning, where he was accused of unlawfully wounding Mr. O’Bri...
DATE: Jul 22, 2010
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A woman who held the lease to wanted fugitive Omari Gordon's hideaway yesterday told a magistrate she'd rented it "for a friend".
Davina Ratteray was charged with obstructing justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice after Gordon was found in the Sa...
DATE: Jul 22, 2010
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A man who claimed he was beaten by Police was today charged with assaulting an officer and violently resisting arrest.
Troy Smith pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possessing a weapon, namely a wooden pole, in a public place.
He also denied...
DATE: Jul 20, 2010
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