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A group of around 400 travel agents are expected to arrive on the Island this week as part of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) convention.
Bermuda Tourism Authority CEO Bill Hanbury said the group, along with their guests, are on board th...
DATE: Sep 15, 2014
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Two men were last night convicted of the premeditated murder of David Clarke, an attack described by prosecutors as a revenge killing.
It took the jury nearly eight hours of deliberation before they found Darrion Simons, 21, guilty of both the premed...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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A woman charged with killing a 16-year-old student has been released on bail.
Kiahna Shaunee Trott Edwards, 31, from Paget, was yesterday charged with the murder of Shijuan Jackaire Mungal on September 8 in Warwick.
Magistrates’ Court heard that the...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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A west end man has been charged in Magistrates’ Court with threatening Wedco chairman and former One Bermuda Alliance candidate Ray Charlton.
Buford Smith, 51, denied using threatening words and threatening behaviour in an incident which occurred yes...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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Minister of Tourism Development and Transport Shawn Crockwell recently welcomed a group of US base veterans, returning to the Island for a reunion.
Mr Crockwell took part in a reception organised by US Consul General Robert Settje on Tuesday at the C...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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Lawyers for two men charged with the premeditated murder of David Clarke called for a jury to find them not guilty, saying the prosecution’s case was weak and vague.
Jahkeo LeShore, 32, and Darrion Simons, 21, have both denied the fatal shooting of M...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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Accused killer Jahkeo LeShore yesterday denied that police told his family that his brother’s murder was gang-related, as the trial against him continued.
Prosecutors have alleged that Mr LeShore, 32, and Darrion Simons, 21, gunned down 26-year-old D...
DATE: Sep 10, 2014
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Accused killer Jahkeo LeShore told the Supreme Court yesterday that he was friendly with murder victim David Clarke and had nothing against him.
And while prosecutors have suggested the shooting was a gang-related response to the murder of Mr LeShore...
DATE: Sep 09, 2014
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A teenager attacked with a blunt instrument yesterday remains in hospital this afternoon, according to police.
A Police Spokesman said that at around 6pm yesterday, officers responded to a reported assault in the Ord Road area.
“Details regarding thi...
DATE: Sep 09, 2014
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Tall Ships Regatta could return to Bermuda in June 2017.
According to the Sail Training International website, organisers are looking for the regatta to visit six nations including Bermuda, but so far only the UK, US and Canada have been confirme...
DATE: Sep 05, 2014
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