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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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The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has joined forces with the Bermuda Weather Service in a new effort to combat the growing trend of skin cancer in Bermuda.
As of this week, the Bermuda Weather Service’s website is highlighting the forecasted level...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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A father who admitted keeping a loaded handgun to protect his family has been sentenced to spend ten years behind bars.
Michael Talbot, 34, pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of possessing a firearm and 78 rounds of ammunition along with a p...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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Premier Michael Dunkley called Public Access to Information (PATI) legislation set to be debated tomorrow as a “big step” towards a more open, accessible and accountable Government.
In a statement this afternoon, Mr Dunkley said: “Tomorrow, I will le...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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Planning applications related to the Tucker’s Point Special Development Order should be sent back to the Development Applications Board (DAB), according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
Representatives for the Ministry of...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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