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HIV patients in Bermuda may no longer be facing a death sentence, but the stigma against the condition remains.
Speaking in advance of today’s World Aids Day, Kim Ball, HIV co-ordinator at the Department of Health, said while she has found more peopl...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man this morning formally denied causing the death of 22-year-old motorcyclist Azah Dowling.
Che Morrisey, 26, pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court to a charge of causing the death of Mr Dowling by careless driving.
Mr Dowling died on Mar...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda under-17s footballer Caleb Crockwell is set to test his skills in the courtroom as the newest member of the Bermuda Bar.
Mr Crockwell, 25, who also represented the island’s under- 15s team, received his Call to the Bar on Friday, surrounded b...
DATE: Nov 30, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is celebrating ten consecutive months of tourism growth, noting figures from October.
In a statement yesterday afternoon, a government spokesman said that even though there were no America’s Cup World Series events, which provided a to...
DATE: Nov 30, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man convicted of perjury and witness intimidation has had his sentence extended after an appeal.
Dujon Reid-Anderson was convicted alongside his cousin, Devon Hewey, of causing a witness to give false evidence in an attempted murder case in which H...
DATE: Nov 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaign group Take Back Our Park has issued a “call for action” in an effort to halt development in Botanical Gardens.
Objectors to the plans to build a maintenance yard in the park have been asked to send their comments through to Marcus Wade at Ma...
DATE: Nov 29, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man who crashed into a tree in Hamilton has been banned from the road after he admitted drunk driving.
Bogdan-Dan Dactu, 30, pleaded guilty to the offence during an appearance in Magistrates’ Court this morning, telling the court that he c...
DATE: Nov 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hasna Turner may just be 15, but she is already setting out to change the world.
In addition to travelling to Jordan to help struggling refugees, Hasna is writing a book detailing the struggles of the Uighurs in Bermuda.
“I had heard about their plig...
DATE: Nov 28, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men jailed for the premeditated murder of David Clarke have lost an appeal against their conviction.
Jahkeo LeShore and Darrion Simons were both found guilty of the fatal shooting of Mr Clarke, who was killed on the evening of April 17, 2011.
Dur...
DATE: Nov 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd have lost a legal appeal in advance of a scheduled appearance before the Commission of Inquiry.
BECL launched an appeal against a recent Supreme Court decision, stemming from a subpoena by the commission requesting the c...
DATE: Nov 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes