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He may have been Bermuda’s longest serving Premier with a renowned background in real estate, but Sir John Swan was praised for his gentlemanly demeanour as he was formally proclaimed a National Hero on Sunday.
Sylvan Richards, the Minister of Social...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on East Broadway near the junction with Lane Hill.
According to police, a 23-year-old man on a motorcycle crashed into a parked car near Hamma Galleries at about 6.35pm.
“He was conscious and responsive ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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A Devonshire man was remanded into custody this morning after he admitted violently resisting arrest, saying he was impaired at the time.
Marshall Wolffe, 25, also pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and wilfully damaging a police-issued shirt in...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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Court reports were ordered on a Pembroke man this morning after he admitted assaulting a woman.
Seymour Ramotar, 34, pleaded guilty to a count of assault causing bodily harm in an incident on February 9 last year.
The Crown alleged that the complaina...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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A man who stole $3 in change from a parked car has been put behind bars for stealing and prowling about a dwelling house.
Richard Dill, 48, admitted both offences, which occurred in the early hours of June 14 in the Langdon Lane area.
The court heard...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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A Pembroke man who stole $32 of food from a Hamilton grocery store has been fined $500 for the offence.
Randall Hall, 32, was stopped by staff at the Hamilton MarketPlace on Sunday after a duty manager saw him go to an elevator that led to the below-...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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A pair of trainee mechanics have earned Ford Motor Company certificates through a partnership between the government and Bermuda Motors.
Dornielle Farrell and Sergio Richardson, employees of the Ministry of Public Works at the Quarry motor pool, were...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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A Jamaican national who was set to be deported upon his release from prison has won a court judgment that he has been discriminated against based on his gender.
Leighton Griffiths, who is married to a Bermudian, argued that the Bermuda Immigration an...
DATE: Jun 17, 2016
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The Bermuda College and West Pembroke School were both awarded Green Flags yesterday at the second annual Eco-Schools Award Ceremony.
Meanwhile several other schools, including the Lyceum Preschool, Warwick Academy and Victor Scott Primary, were reco...
DATE: Jun 16, 2016
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Bermuda’s Supreme Court yesterday celebrated its 400th anniversary with a special sitting.
But while Chief Justice Ian Kawaley said the justice system had made great strides during its long history, he warned that more work was needed to ensure Bermu...
DATE: Jun 16, 2016
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