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Government has submitted plans to renovate two unused buildings in the City of Hamilton, including the former police station.
According to planning applications received by the Planning Department on March 13, Government intends to carry out work at ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2015
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A serial burglar who admitted assaulting a woman in her home has lost an appeal against his ten-year prison sentence.
Wayne Eugene Smith, a 47-year-old heroin addict with a nearly two decade history of offences, had argued that Puisne Judge Carlisle ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2015
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Concerns have been raised about the number of voters registered at the Salvation Army Shelter as the registration period for the Municipal Elections nears its close.
John Harvey, former Deputy Mayor of Hamilton, who is “actively considering” running ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2015
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The Supreme Court has ruled that Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy did have the power to take over the governance functions of the Corporation of Hamilton.
The ruling by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley also stated that while Sen Fahy would not be able to ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2015
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Convicted sex offender Milton Richardson has lost an appeal against his conviction, while the Crown lost an appeal to increase his sentence.
Richardson, a 48-year-old former youth leader, was convicted of touching a boy under the age of 13 for a sexu...
DATE: Mar 23, 2015
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A man jailed for five years for serious sexual assault has won an appeal against both his conviction and his sentence.
While Kristopher Gibbons, 22, was convicted of serious sexual assault, the Court of Appeal ruled that he should have instead been c...
DATE: Mar 21, 2015
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Celebrated local musician and original member of popular band The Bermuda Strollers, David Moniz, has died. He was 68.
The Bermuda Strollers reached international fame in the 1970s and 1980s, playing iconic songs such as Bermuda Buggy Ride, Bermuda i...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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A teenager who used a stolen credit card to buy alcohol has been sentenced to three months behind bars.
Daeshon Warner, 19, from St George’s, pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonestly obtaining a bank card belonging to Bradley Mitchell and using it...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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Convicted killer Darronte Dill could become eligible for parole this year as a result of a Court of Appeal ruling.
Dill was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal 2008 double murder of Maxwell Brangman and Frederick Gilbert.
While the Supreme Co...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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Gunshot residue discovered on the hand of an accused killer may have come from another source, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Christoph Duerr, 26, from Sandys, and Le-Veck Roberts, 21, from Warwick, have both been charged with the premeditated mu...
DATE: Mar 19, 2015
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