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Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) has expressed dismay following Government’s decision to withdraw its appeal on the right of PRC holders to seek Bermuda status.
In a statement, the group said: “It should by now be well understood that the ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014
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A hearing for a convicted fraudster ended abruptly yesterday because the defence lawyer attended without a wig and gown.
Cedric Oates, a 43-year-old US national was convicted in 2012 of defrauding Dianne Laird out of her $345,000 life savings in a “f...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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A man fined for using a hand-held device while driving has won a Supreme Court appeal after Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled one must be “actively using” that device to be convicted.
Lincoln Raynor-Saldana was fined $400 last July after Senior Magistr...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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Leases for the South Basin at Dockyard and a senior living facility have been approved by the House of Assembly.
The first of the leases, between the West End Development Corporation and the South Basin Development Ltd, will last 120 years and allow ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2014
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Police have named the second man killed in a traffic collision on Sunday morning as 32-year-old Gladwin N’Tiko Smith.
Mr Smith died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a roadside embankment and a stone pillar on Harrington Sound Road in ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2014
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A Warwick man convicted of violently resisting arrest and assaulting police was yesterday given a conditional discharge.
Rodney Drummond had pleaded guilty to using threatening words to police, and was found guilty of violently resisting arrest and a...
DATE: Jul 22, 2014
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The Court of Appeals recently upheld a ruling that the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) wrongfully dismissed a hospital worker — and doubled the damages awarded to her.
Geneanne Woods-Forde was dismissed from her position at King Edwards VII Memorial Ho...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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A Paget man was put behind bars last night after he was convicted of causing a crash that seriously injured a lifelong friend through drunk driving.
John Wardman, 29, was found guilty by a majority verdict of causing grievous bodily harm to Alexander...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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Public Access to Information (PATI) legislation took another step forward with the approval of regulations in the House of Assembly.
Premier Michael Dunkley described PATI as the “hallmark of a modern democracy”, promising it would help promote and e...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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The Coalition for the Protection of Children has urged the Government to move forward with a public list of sex offenders, saying that concerns voiced by the Attorney General can be addressed.
Coalition founder Sheelagh Cooper said: “We can appreciat...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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