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A man convicted of molesting a ten-year-old boy and attacking those attempting to stop him with a claw hammer will appeal against his sentence next month.
Jomar Caines was convicted in 2011 after admitting sexually exploiting a young person and kidna...
DATE: Oct 15, 2014
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The Progressive Labour Party praised emergency services for their work in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay, but expressed concern about a lack of advance information.
In a statement yesterday afternoon, Opposition Leader Marc Bean said: “We are thankfu...
DATE: Oct 14, 2014
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A convicted gunman serving 25 years behind bars had his sentence extended this morning after corrections officers found cannabis in his cell.
Anwar Muhammad, 25, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possessing about seven grams of cannabis in an i...
DATE: Oct 13, 2014
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Tropical Storm Fay has led to a busy weekend for firefighters, with the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) receiving more than 100 calls.
Service spokeswoman Sgt Russann Francis said that as of 10pm last night, the service received 105 emergency ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2014
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A man jailed for molesting a young girl will remain behind bars after the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against conviction.
Caesar Graham was convicted in Magistrates’ Court last June of three counts of sexually assaulting a child under the age ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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A woman is suing two doctors over claims that they accidentally cut her ureter during a surgery in 2006.
Nanette Snowden has launched a legal action against two doctors — Terri-Lynn Emery and Charles Dyer — for “beach of duty of care”, but counsel fo...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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A Pembroke man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after an early morning crash in Hamilton Parish.
According to a police spokesman, at around 12.20am officers received reports of a single vehicle collision on North Shore Road near the...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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The Society of the Blind is marking today’s World Sight Day by launching a fundraising campaign to help prevent and manage sight loss.
The charity is also hoping to use the event to raise awareness of glaucoma and cataracts, the two leading causes of...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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A man found guilty of sexually touching a young boy whom he kissed has launched an appeal against his conviction.
Milton Richardson, 47, admitted during his trial that he had kissed the complainant, but has denied that he touched the child for a sexu...
DATE: Oct 08, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Government website has posted a copy of the Supreme Court’s upcoming Case Calendar, identifying several people charged with sexual offences.
The calendar, which appeared on the Judiciary’s website yesterday morning, included five men accused of sex...
DATE: Oct 07, 2014
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