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A man convicted of unlawful carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old has lost an appeal in which he claimed he should have been charged with sexual assault.
Aaron O’Connor, who was 20 at the time of the offence, argued before the Court of Appeal that had he...
DATE: Nov 27, 2015
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Environmental group Greenrock expressed solidarity with the organisers of a climate change march in Paris.
The Global March for the Climate had been scheduled to be held on Sunday, but was banned by the French Government due to the recent terror atta...
DATE: Nov 27, 2015
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A woman who purchased two minibuses before receiving permission to operate them has lost a lawsuit against the Bermuda Government over profits lost because of a “misrepresentation”.
Grace-Ann Fox, owner of Mini Mega Transport Services, had launched a...
DATE: Nov 26, 2015
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A legal battle between the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Island’s unions has begun with a lawyer representing the Bermuda Government saying illegal strikes threaten the economy and future negotiations.
While the call for an injunction to halt walk...
DATE: Nov 25, 2015
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Celebrated Bermudian saxophonist and mechanic Edwin “Doc” Simons has died at the age of 75.
His younger sister, Maxine Dillas, described Mr Simons as a consummate hard worker, dedicated to his family, engines and entertaining the public.
“That was hi...
DATE: Nov 24, 2015
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The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission is seeking a new general counsel less than two months after it announced the hiring of Arlene Brock, the former Ombudsman, to the post.
According to a notice in Saturday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, the commiss...
DATE: Nov 24, 2015
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A Southampton man this morning admitted punching a man in the face after a dispute over a banana peel.
Eardley Simons, 48, pleaded guilty to a single count of assault causing actual bodily harm.
The court heard that on the morning of August 7, police...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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A man who admitted crashing into a Trimingham Hill wall after drinking has been banned from the road for a year.
Gavin Stevens, 25, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to refusing to provide police with a sample of breath following the crash, which ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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Almost 15 years ago Chardre Yawana Laws died as a result of a traffic accident, but her heart is still beating.
The fun-loving 20-year-old was driving to her boyfriend’s home when her motorcycle struck an ambulance, leaving her with massive head, spi...
DATE: Nov 19, 2015
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Mount Saint Agnes Academy remembered Bermuda’s fallen heroes in an early Remembrance Day ceremony.
While Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, school principal Sue Moench told students gather...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015
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