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Violence at one of the Island’s senior schools yesterday prompted Police to warn parents to ensure students go straight home after exams to prevent further conflict.
Sources at the Berkeley Institute told The Royal Gazette that troubles began with a ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2015
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The Progressive Labour Party is calling on Governor George Fergusson to deny the progress of controversial legislation aimed at reforming the legal system.
The Disclosure and Criminal Reform Act 2015 and the Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure Act 20...
DATE: Jun 19, 2015
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A series of major films about the infamous Bermuda Triangle are reportedly being developed, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The publication recently reported that Skydance Productions — the company behind the upcoming movie Terminator Genisys — ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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The Accountant General’s department has been named the 2015 Corporate Blood Donor of the Year award by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment.
The department beat out nine other candidates to win the prize, in...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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Health
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Public Works Minister Craig Cannonier formally reopened Palmetto Road this afternoon more than two years after it was damaged.
Traffic on the road has been limited since February 28, 2013, when heavy rains caused a retaining wall to collapse. The con...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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A third man charged in connection with a home invasion in which one culprit was shot was found guilty in Supreme Court yesterday.
Josef Smith, 27, was convicted of aggravated burglary and the unlawful discharge of a firearm during an incident on May ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2015
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Court
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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...
DATE: Jun 16, 2015
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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,...
DATE: Jun 16, 2015
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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...
DATE: Jun 13, 2015
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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...
DATE: Jun 13, 2015
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