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A lounge has been created for teenagers looking for help with school or time away from home.
The Teen Lounge, created by the Coalition for the Protection of Children, is offering a space for youngsters to study, seek counselling or help build friends...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Mayor of St George brought the sunshine to a UK coastal town last week while on a visit to commemorate Sir George Somers, who helped to found Bermuda.
George Dowling III and several members of the Corporation of St George’s visited the town of L...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man was jailed for six months yesterday after he declined to pay fines totalling $7,250.
Magistrate Maxanne Anderson jailed Malcolm Symonds after he told Magistrates’ Court that he could not afford to pay and instead opted to be jailed.
She said: “...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two Bermudian girls were awarded scholarships from an American-based sorority for Black women.
De’Asia Symonds and Talliyah Butterfield will attend Bermuda College with the help of funds given by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Sigma Xi Omega Chapte...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was alleged to have been caught with a semi-automatic pistol and ammunition over the Cup Match holiday.
Jaron Roberts, 30, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with possession of a firearm, namely a Kel-T...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former lawyer was yesterday accused of stealing more than $400,000 worth of credit balances.
Tyrone Quinn, 35, was charged with the theft of $96,000 in credit balances belonging to Jeanna Riley between August 3 last year and February 11.
He was als...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Somersfield Academy’s first class of International Baccalaureate diploma graduates passed the programme with flying colours, the school said yesterday.
The class of 12 pupils had a 100 per cent pass rate – much higher than this year’s global pass rat...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man shoved a police officer during a skirmish at a ferry terminal during the Cup Match holiday weekend, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
The court heard that police visited Darrell’s Wharf, Warwick, around 1.15am last Friday when they saw an arg...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
When the pandemic struck Bermuda last year, families were fearful about immediate concerns about the virus itself, finances and social isolation.
Today, according to Family Centre executive director Sandy DeSilva, those concerns have shifted to longe...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 36-year-old man has been cleared of an alleged sex assault – but was given an 18-month conditional discharge for shoving the woman.
The man was convicted in Magistrates’ Court of common assault and found not guilty of a sex assault on the same vict...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson