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A British beauty therapist jailed after scarring a woman’s face at a New Year’s party has had her sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Natalie Simpson, 25, was convicted earlier this year of unlawfully wounding 31-year-old Alexandra Wheatley afte...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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A man who brutally beat and stabbed a 63-year-old woman to steal $100 has lost an appeal against conviction.
Jamar Malik Dill was sentenced to eight years behind bars in 2012 after being convicted of robbery by a majority verdict.
During his Supreme ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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A review of the Island’s minibus industry by the Public Service Vehicles Licensing Board is set to be completed next month, according to Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell.
Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Crockwell said that while ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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Legislation to improve service at the National Office for Seniors and the Physically Challenged (NOSPC) is coming, according to Health Minister Jeanne Atherden.
Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, the Minister said an initial draft review...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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Sylvan Richards, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs, has revealed that there have been more than 500 applications for Bermudian status this year.
Responding to Parliamentary questions in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Richards said that 510...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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A British honeymooner who got drunk and threatened flight attendants was fined $3,000 in Magistrates’ Court.
Mohammed Khelya, 22, from Blackburn, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to charges of getting drunk while on an aircraft over Bermudian territorial w...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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A female student suffered minor injuries when a wall collapsed in a classroom at Warwick Academy today.
This evening the school confirmed that the incident, which occurred during a period of microscope work, had not been caused by a science experime...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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Two people accused of importing cannabis had all charges against them dropped by prosecutors yesterday.
Jamal Woodley, 23, of St George’s and Katelyn Simmons, 27, of Pembroke, had been charged with conspiring to import $9,600 of cannabis into the Isl...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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A group of children living with Type 1 diabetes were this weekend introduced to a new friend designed to help them manage their condition — Jerry the Bear.
Brought to the Island by endocrinologist Annabel Fountain of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, with...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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A Smith’s man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman with disabilities.
The 72-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged in Magistrates’ Court this morning with having unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman with a...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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