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Local lawyers raised a host of concerns with the Bermuda Government over legislation aimed at improving the legal system. In a letter to Attorney-General Trevor Moniz dated March 18, the Bermuda Bar Association (BBA) warned that the Magistrates’ Cour...

Gladys Morrell and Sir Edward Trenton “ET” Richards were formally named National Heroes during a weekend ceremony in St George’s. Mrs Morrell played a vital role in the Island’s suffrage movement and was a strong campaigner for women’s voting rights,...

A man caught with more than 5kg of cannabis stashed in his suitcases has been convicted of drug importation. Zicco Pearman, 25, of Rockaway Drive, Southampton, had denied any knowledge of the drugs. During his Supreme Court trial, the jury heard that...

Planning applications to erect a “chapel hamlet” on the Morgan’s Point property have been submitted to the Department of Planning The application, submitted by Brian and Nancy Duperreault and received by the department on June 3, proposes the constru...

The trial of a man accused of smuggling more than 5kg of cannabis to the Island began yesterday in Supreme Court. Zicco Pearman, 25, has denied a charge of importing six packages of the drug — discovered by customs officers in his suitcases — in an i...

A man on trial for a home invasion yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of burglary. While Umdae Woolridge had been facing charges of aggravated burglary and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons ...

The trial of two men charged with a home invasion that left an alleged accomplice with a gunshot wound continued yesterday with the court hearing one defendant’s police interview. Umdae Woolridge and Josef Smith have both denied charges of aggravated...

Florida-based researchers have tracked tiger sharks tagged in Bermudian waters travelling more than 40,000 kilometres in a recent research paper. Choy Aming, who co-authored the paper along with the late Neil Burnie and several international research...

A crash in St David’s yesterday morning caused extensive damage to a car and a wall but no injuries. According to a police spokesman, officers responded to a reported single vehicle collision on Great Bay Road, St George’s, at around 5.30am. “It appe...

Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment, and the Bermuda Health Council have defended the decision to increase health premiums after groups expressed a series of concerns. While a group of organisations have called for the Be...