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Three convicted gunmen yesterday claimed their trials were tainted by unconstitutional jury selection in the Supreme Court.
Leveck Roberts, Quincy Brangman and Khyri Smith-Williams asked to have their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal in the...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Commissioner of Police has condemned a party in a public park later broken up by police as “selfish and shameful”.
Steven Corbishley said in Facebook post: “Let's make it clear. The Bermuda Police Service are not killjoys.
“Our role is to ensure...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a hit and run that left a 31-year-old woman with serious injuries.
A police spokesman thanked the public for their help locating the suspect in the collision, which happened at the junction of Bishop Sp...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police yesterday appealed for public help after a hit and run where a 31-year-old woman suffered serious injuries.
A police spokesman said officers wanted to trace the driver of a silver Suzuki Swift car which was seen to hit the woman, stop, then dr...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public is being urged to help support an annual raffle that has raised more than $1.7 million for the island’s public schools.
The Pembroke Rotary Club says the pandemic has hindered its ability to sell tickets and a spokesman said: “Covid-19 re...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian reggae singer has been seen by hundreds of thousands of viewers in a special BBC video recorded to celebrate Commonwealth Day 2021.
Desta “Zion” Wilson was included in “A Celebration For Commonwealth Day” singing a medley of the Bob Marle...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who claimed he was kidnapped and forced to smuggle heroin to Bermuda argued his sentence should be reduced because he pleaded not guilty to the offence because of bad legal advice.
Omar Davy, 40, was sentenced to 18 years in jail after he was ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than half of residents over the age of 80 have received a Covid-19 vaccination, the health minister announced yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said in the House of Assembly that 23,939 vaccinations have been performed up to and inc...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly this morning that a public information campaign and consultation with businesses will take place this year with the goal of banning the importation of some products next year.
He ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man told the Supreme Court yesterday he fought for his life with a gunman who took aim at him in a daylight attack.
The man – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – said he recognised the attacker as they struggled on Court Street.
He added: ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes