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Coroner Juan Wolffe has called on the Bermuda Hospitals Board to look at its policies regarding a drug which can save the lives of overdosing drug users.
Delivering his ruling at the inquest of 25-year-old Christopher Spencer, who died in 2012 of a h...
DATE: Mar 07, 2015
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The trial of a man accused of assaulting Senator Jeff Baron continued yesterday, with Magistrate Archibald Warner challenging the senator’s actions.
Victor Moore Johnston has denied charges of assaulting Sen Baron, having care and control of a vehicl...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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The House of Assembly last night approved increased land tax for commercial properties, aimed at creating additional revenue for Government.
The Land Tax Amendment Act 2015 will raise rates for commercial properties from 4.4 per cent to 5.5 per cent....
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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The trial of a man accused or repeatedly having sex with a schoolgirl ended this week with a hung jury.
The defendant, a 46-year-old Paget man, denies four counts of sexually exploiting the complainant, who is under the age of 13, and one count of se...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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The House of Assembly has voted to increase departure tax, despite concerns by the Opposition that it will hinder growth in the tourism sector.
The Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act 2015, presented by Finance Minister Bob Richards, will increase depa...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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The criminal trial of a man accused of attacking Senator Jeff Baron continued yesterday, with the court viewing security camera footage of the incident.
Victor Moore Johnston, 46, of Hamilton Parish, has denied assaulting Sen Baron, the Junior Minist...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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The 2015 Ag Show has been scrapped after the Bermuda Government told organisers that the event would be limited to two days.
The community action group behind the move to keep alive this year’s edition said today that it was told it could use Botanic...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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The trial of four men accused of bringing almost $6 million of cannabis to the Island hidden in steel sheets approached its conclusion yesterday.
John Jefferis, 39, Darrin Virgil, 29, and brothers Corte and Iman Gibbons, 47 and 39 respectively, have ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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Clifton, the “official residence of the Premier”, is up for rent, according to an online listing.
The historic building was listed for rent on the Coldwell Banker website which stated that the property would be available starting in April with a mont...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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An accused prowler was this morning remanded in custody after denying the offence.
Taijuan Davis, 19, from Warwick, pleaded not guilty to a single count of prowling outside a residence on Hill View Lane in Warwick earlier this week.
The court heard t...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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