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A police officer was yesterday challenged about his identification of a man accused of murder.
Jaquii Pearman Desilva and Joshua Usher have both denied murdering Prince Edness, who was shot dead outside of a home on South Avenue, Southampton, on Dece...
DATE: Sep 11, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer told the Supreme Court that alleged killer Joshua Usher appeared to be wearing gloves and a bulletproof jacket on the evening Prince Edness was murdered.
Mr Usher, 22, along with 20-year-old Jaquii Pearman Desilva have both denied ch...
DATE: Sep 10, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prince Edness was shot at least four times from behind, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Jaquii Pearman Desilva, 20, and Joshua Usher, 22, have both denied charges of murdering Mr Edness and later opening fire on officers during a high-speed chase....
DATE: Sep 09, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, has said the Bermuda Government will not have to foot the bill for his libel case against union boss Jason Hayward.
Mr Richards said the matter — which led to a succession of objections from unions and other org...
DATE: Sep 05, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Government has worked hard to improve the planning process and consult with other groups, according to Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette, Sen Fahy said that the Government has made several small cha...
DATE: Sep 04, 2015
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party attacked a government defamation suit against Jason Hayward, adding that it is wrong to use public funds for a private matter.
The PLP also questioned this afternoon why neither the Auditor-General nor Governor George Fer...
DATE: Sep 04, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaign group Take Back Our Parks celebrated yesterday the blocking of a controversial construction project at the Botanical Gardens.
The Bermuda Government had sought to erect a new maintenance yard at the site, replacing one that was damaged by Hu...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy remains confident that the One Bermuda Alliance will create the promised new 2,000 jobs before the next election.
However, he denied the suggestion that the jobs would only be short-term positions created through th...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man was this morning convicted of violently resisting arrest in Dockyard.
The court heard that on August 5, police on duty at Dockyard received a report of a man harassing a female tourist on Dockyard’s North Arm.
When officers arrived on ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Fahy said that despite issues with the Corporation of Hamilton, he does not regret allowing them to use Par-la-Ville car park to guarantee an $18 million loan which later defaulted.
While the Minister for Home Affairs noted the default had le...
DATE: Sep 02, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes