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The national security minister yesterday made a heartfelt plea to keep violence out of the Bermuda Holiday Weekend.
Michael Weeks appealed to those “caught in the vicious cycle of retaliation and violence” to be mindful of the impact their actions co...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A teenaged man yesterday appeared in Magistrates’ Court to face charges in connection with a daytime firearms incident at Divots Bar and Grill in Warwick earlier this month.
Josiah King, 18, was charged with possession on May 10 of a firearm – a Gene...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who got into an accident after driving while intoxicated was this week taken off the road for 18 months.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jonte Raynor, 29, lost control of his motorcycle and fell off his bike while riding near the Crow Lane juncti...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermudians seeking a Canadian visa can submit their biometrics for the first time in two years, the labour and economy ministry announced.
Biometrics became impossible to collect after the Canadian Government instituted a travel ban for Canadian publ...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Youngsters welcomed the Queen’s Baton to Paget Primary School yesterday as part of the worldwide opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games.
Paget Primary School hosted several dignitaries, including Rena Lalgie, the Governor, as the Queen’s Baton w...
DATE: May 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former police officer was given a yearlong conditional discharge yesterday after he admitted threatening his wife and causing more than $1,000 worth of damage to her car.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Rebekah Kelly, also a police officer, had suffe...
DATE: May 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Tackling a culture of homophobia is the key to keeping young people in Bermuda, according to an LGBTQ+ activist.
Taj Donville-Outerbridge, 22, said that public intolerance was one of the biggest problems – and one that could not be solved entirely by...
DATE: May 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A sex offender sentenced to ten years in prison for attacks on two children has been accused of harming three more youngsters after being released early from jail.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, served a little more than six years in...
DATE: May 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A rallying cry for men and teenaged boys to “be the change” they want to see in life has been released.
Boys and men have been invited to the Be the Change Men’s Event, where three speakers will address the challenges that Bermudian men and boys face...
DATE: May 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Youngsters will learn about the history of shipwrecks this Saturday as part of a monthly youth education initiative.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute will showcase a short film about shipwrecks around the island throughout the afternoon.
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DATE: May 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson