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A man convicted of his third drink-driving offence in two years was this morning given a suspended prison sentence, and banned from driving for three years.
Roger Spencer, 48, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving on Front Street while impa...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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Cannabis campaigner Alan Gordon is suing Premier Michael Dunkley in a row over medicinal cannabis.
A writ, filed on September 17 lists Mr Gordon as a complainant, while Mr Dunkley, in his capacity as Minister of Public Safety, and Michael Desilva, th...
DATE: Sep 24, 2014
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A man who admitted stealing his mother’s debit card to buy a plane ticket has been ordered to repay her or face time behind bars.
Jermaine Nesbitt, 42, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to one count of stealing a Bank of Butterfield d...
DATE: Sep 24, 2014
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The Department of Health has confirmed the first case of chikungunya in Bermuda, but said that there has been no local spread of the virus reported.
Chikungunya — a disease spread by mosquito bites — can cause severe joint pain, high fever, rashes an...
DATE: Sep 24, 2014
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The trial of two men accused of opening fire outside of a Hamilton nightclub began yesterday in the Supreme Court.
Cervio Cox, 30, and Devon Hewey, 25, have both denied charges of attempting to murder Lavon Thomas and using a firearm to commit an ind...
DATE: Sep 23, 2014
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Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons has released a new policy statement on the allocation of radio frequencies for mobile services.
The policy, released yesterday, details how the Regulatory Authority allocates frequency bands to wireless tel...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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An American scientist considered critical in the launch and operation of the SOFAR Station in St David’s has died at the age of 91.
Gordon Ross Hamilton died in a Rockville, Maryland nursing home last week.
Dr Hamilton studied physics at Princeton be...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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A Devonshire man accused of prowling outside a Euclid Avenue home has been put behind bars pending trial.
David Fubler, 52, denied the alleged incident, which took place sometime on Sunday. At that time, Mr Fubler was still on probation for a trespas...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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A Pembroke mason who ignored police advice not to ride his motorcycle home has been banned from the road for drunk driving.
Rui Mendez, 32, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while impaired in an incident on June 14.
The court heard that...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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A bail warrant was issued against a Devonshire man after he failed to appear for a mention in Magistrates’ Court.
John Iris, 51, of North Street has denied assaulting and causing bodily harm to Kim Simmons in an incident on June 12, and had been rele...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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