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The Ministry of Health has announced a series of events this month to mark HIV Awareness Month, including presentations and a social media campaign.
A Ministry spokeswoman said that given the preventable nature of HIV and advancement in treatment, th...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man yesterday admitted committing a series of break-ins earlier this year and attempting to steal motorcycles.
Steven James O’Neil, 29, pleaded guilty to seven counts of burglary in Supreme Court, all of which took place in January and Febru...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opposition Leader Marc Bean has come under fire after he told the House of Assembly he gave his three-year-old daughter “ganja tea” to treat her asthma.
Speaking during a take-note motion on the Cannabis Reform Collaborative Report to potential chang...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Newly tabled legislation would expand the Government’s power to allow the destruction of “critical habitats” provided the Minister first consider action to minimise the impact. The Protected Species Amendment Bill 2014 would also allow the Minister t...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A career criminal with more than 60 convictions was imprisoned for five-and-a-half years for a raid on a Warwick house that netted cash and an iPhone.
Christopher Winslow Ray, 43, of Warwick, and an accomplice were interrupted by a woman who returned...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 34-year-old Sandys man was this morning charged with sexually touching a seven-year-old girl.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged with of sexual exploiting the girl, and two further counts of intruding on the same...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeless man who stole a television from one car and almost $5,000 in tools from another was jailed this morning during an appearance in Magistrates’ Court.
Andrew Arorash, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, both of which occurred earlier t...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Southampton man who was chased down by lifeguards after stealing a tourist’s bag was this morning remanded into custody.
Paul Williams, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of theft in connection to the incident, which took place at Horseshoe Bay over t...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
British beauty therapist Natalie Simpson has been jailed for two years for slashing another woman’s face with a champagne glass.
Simpson, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to wounding the victim, 31-year-old Alexandra Wheatley, during a fight at a...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will develop and unveil a National Cultural Heritage Policy before the end of the financial year, according to Minister of Community, Culture and Sports Wayne Scott.
Highlighting Bermuda Day, Cup Match and other highlights of the Bermudian...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
