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A former Bermuda Regiment sergeant has been told his sentence should have been reduced and suspended — had it not already been served.
Jason DeCouto had admitted having two mini-Ruger magazines at his Paget home on April 6, 2015, but claimed that he ...
DATE: May 18, 2016
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A conditional discharge against one of the island’s oldest charities has been set aside after an appeal in Supreme Court.
The Committee of 25 had been given a two-year conditional discharge for operating its Bargain Box shop while its charitable stat...
DATE: May 18, 2016
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The Minister of Home Affairs will have to reconsider an application for a permanent residency certificate after the Supreme Court set aside decisions by himself and the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.
The applicant at the heart of the case, Nigel Paul C...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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The West End Development Corporation maintained that it is keeping an open mind on the future of the Cross Island Marina project.
And while the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce criticised the quango for failing to publicise its suggesti...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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A new charity recently established to woo females to the trades has named Marvelyn Rogers as it’s first scholarship recipient.
Ms Rogers, one of two females in the Automotive Technology Diploma programme, received a $3,000 scholarship from the Trades...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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A new series of stamps highlighting Bermuda’s involvement in the First World War is set to be released this week by the Bermuda Post Office.
The series, designed by Keno Simmons, celebrates the service of the 500 young Bermudians who left the island...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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The maximum pay for executives and physicians at King Edward VI Memorial Hospital has decreased, according to figures released by the Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday.
Compensation for executives, including base pay, performance pay and any housing ...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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A Devonshire man was surprised to be fined $800 for doing a “wheelie”, while a stolen chocolate bar cost a senior $100, when they appeared in Magistrates’ Court today.
Sergio Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving without due care and at...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Leah Scott yesterday reiterated her commitment to the party in the wake of her removal as Junior Minister of Education.
Ms Scott expressed her disappointment with the decision, but stated that she had no intention wh...
DATE: May 16, 2016
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New environment minister Cole Simons said he was honoured to be named a Cabinet minister and is looking forward to hitting the ground running.
“It’s something that was unexpected, but the Premier had the faith in me,” Mr Simons said.
“I was Shadow M...
DATE: May 16, 2016
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