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A thief was referred yesterday to the Drug Treatment Court after he admitted stealing two motorbikes for drugs money.
Treadwell Smith, 35, also pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to causing more than $600 worth of damage to one of the stolen motorc...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An ecology student who completed an ambitious thesis with flying colours has been named Bermuda’s latest Rhodes Scholar.
Emma O’Donnell, 22, a Princeton University graduate, was given the two-year scholarship to study environmental sustainability at ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Cinamin Lovell was in a bad space before she got the emotional help she needed.
After admitting two assaults and the use of threatening words, Ms Lovell, who was 24 years old at the time, was at risk of being fined or even jailed.
But thanks to the M...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A magistrate has renewed calls for better mental health resources on the island.
Maxanne Anderson said that a dual-diagnosis centre was needed to help those in Bermuda who suffered both psychological and drug problems.
She added that while there were...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
During a ceremony to mark the Mental Health Treatment Court’s final session of the year, some of those being helped shared what they were thankful for.
For legal reasons, they cannot be named.
DD is still facing challenges, but he said that he co...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Glittering fireworks displays could light up the skies over the island as early as May next year after an absence of almost five years.
Kyle Swan, a qualified pyrotechnician who lives in New Mexico in the US, made plans to return to his homeland to r...
DATE: Dec 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Shoppers can receive a ten cent discount on their purchases if they bring a reusable shopping bag, a grocery store chain announced.
The discount will be effective immediately at all MarketPlace and Price Rite stores as part of a move to become more e...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A radiation therapy unit has had its accreditation renewed by a top oncology institute.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) announced its accreditation from the American College of Radiology today.
David Serratore, the medical physicist at th...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man bit off more than he could chew after he tried to use a fake price tag to buy an expensive steak for less than half its price.
Now Naeem Alom, 30, will have to adhere to a year-long conditional discharge after he admitted the attempted theft fr...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Piles of trash have grown around the Botanical Gardens for months as Government staff ignored the mess, members of the public have claimed.
A woman who walks her dog through the gardens, who asked not to be named, said two piles of trash had formed o...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson