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Legislation to create a mental health treatment court and two new quangos have been approved by the Senate with broad support.
The Criminal Code Amendment Act 2016 will formally create a mental health court, solidifying a successful pilot programme l...
DATE: Jul 07, 2016
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Poor communication between the Bermuda Government and applicants for civil servant posts were targeted by the Ombudsman in her most recent report.
According to the 2015 Annual Report, the Ombudsman wrote that her office received a complaint from an a...
DATE: Jul 07, 2016
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A longstanding volunteer at Project Action has urged the community to help save the charity, which will close this month if it cannot find support.
Speaking at the charity’s St George office, Ms Rose Douglas said: “It’s really sad. It would be a comm...
DATE: Jul 06, 2016
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Half of the City Hall Car Park is expected to reopen today, with work on the second half hoped to be completed by the end of the week.
While Mayor Charles Gosling had expressed hopes that work on the parking lot would be completed before the end of J...
DATE: Jul 06, 2016
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A mother who consented to giving up her child for adoption has lost a legal plea to regain custody.
According to a Supreme Court judgment, directed to protect the identity of the child involved both the biological mother and the father signed formal ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2016
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Two men appeared in court this morning charged with a home invasion last week in St George’s.
Wakeem Philpott, 21, and Detre Ford, 23, were both charged with entering a Barrack Close home on July 1 as trespassers with a firearm and stealing a wallet ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2016
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The St David’s community was rocked yesterday after two people were shot at Gombeys Restaurant and Bar.
A lone male walked into the bar, located next to Clearwater Beach, and opened fire at around 11.45pm on Sunday.
Both victims were hit in the body ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2016
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A St George’s welder is asking for the public’s assistance in tracking down about 400lbs of stolen tools, taken from the Airport Dump over the National Heroes Weekend.
Logan Leslie, of Scotian Steelworks, said that he had been hired to modify several...
DATE: Jul 03, 2016
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A pair of Bermudian greenkeepers are heading to San Martin, California, tomorrow to help with preparations for the 2016 US Women’s Open.
Sean Adams and Jonathan Minors, of Rosewood Tucker’s Point, will be plying their trade at Rosewood CordeValle for...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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A man was arrested yesterday after an incident involving men wielding a baseball bat and a machete.
According to police spokesman Dwayne Caines, shortly after noon officers responded to a report of an altercation between two men outside of the Digice...
DATE: Jul 02, 2016
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