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Bermuda will this week host an international workshop aimed at investigating and prosecuting transnational crime.
The 2013 Commonwealth Caribbean Regional Workshop is set to begin this morning at the Fairmont Hamilton.
The workshop will be attended b...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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The cost of various marine services could increase by around five percent due to legislation tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Marine and Ports Authority (Port Dues) Amendment Regulations 2013 increases port dues by around five percent a...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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Government plans for entrepreneurs to prosper are more a case of “business as usual” rather than business development, according to the Opposition.
During the four hours set aside for discussion of the budget for the Ministry of Economic Development,...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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A taxi driver thought he was dead following a head-on traffic collision in St David’s.
Christopher Dailey told Supreme Court he saw two headlights racing towards him and attempted to veer away, but was unable to escape the impact.
“I remember seeing ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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Traffic fatalities get all the attention but represent only a fraction of the Island’s problems with road safety, according to Joseph Froncioni.
There are a far greater number of motorists injured in accidents which result in serious injury and high ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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An unusual cargo vessel is expected to arrive in Bermuda later this week en route to the Azores.
SV Tres Hombres, a 32m schooner, is said to be loaded with rum, cocoa beans, chocolate bars, honey and wine for sale in Europe. What it doesn’t have is a...
DATE: Mar 12, 2013
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Attorney Michael Hanson will lead the new Human Rights Commission board, Government announced yesterday.
Meanwhile, lawyer Kim Simmons will act as his deputy.
Other Commission members include Donna Daniels, Pamela Fowkes, Darcy Gimas, lawyer Richard ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2013
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A Warwick man admitted assaulting a police officer trying to pull him this week, telling the court he was trying to pick up his son.
Avonn Browne, 40, pleaded guilty to assault, failing to stop for police, driving an unlicensed vehicle and driving wi...
DATE: Mar 09, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke teenager whose DNA was found on the trigger of a gun was yesterday jailed for handling the firearm.
Dameko Dublin, 19, had denied having any contact with the Smith & Wesson revolver seized by officers on November 5, 2011.
He was initially ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former Bermuda Housing Corporation manager and Regiment Major Glenn Brangman has appealed his sentence for sexually assaulting a male clerk.
Shade Subair told Supreme Court that her client’s three-and-a-half year sentence was manifestly excessive.
Th...
DATE: Mar 09, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
