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Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban has pledged to monitor how many Department of Immigration investigations are conducted this year in light of the new Government’s “get-tough” approach to work permit violations.
The Department’s compliance se...
DATE: May 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Former Premier Ewart Brown has described the Auditor General as a scaremonger who makes “wild allegations” and is “not considered a neutral player in Bermuda”.
The allegations about Heather Jacobs Matthews were made in e-mails to US-based investigati...
DATE: May 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A man who became “consumed with emotions” and threatened his father with a hammer was fined $500 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Loderick Holder, 33, admitted behaving in a threatening manner in Warwick last Thursday.
Prosecutor Garrett Byrne said t...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A motorcyclist who gave police her sister’s name after she was stopped for a traffic violation picked up $1,400 in fines at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Akilah Smith, 21, of Roberts Avenue, admitted disobeying a traffic sign and making false stateme...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Warwick man denied unlawful assault when he appeared at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Stuart Lottimore, 46, of Tamarind Vale, was charged with committing the offence against Yvonne Grey-Lottimore on Saturday.
The defendant admitted a second charge ...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A young man claimed he was subjected to “racist slurs” from police after being stopped on his motorcycle on the morning of his 21st birthday.
Nelson Courtney, a sales associate at Goslings, admitted calling the officers “f***ing racists” during the i...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two American cruise ship passengers were fined $1,000 each at Magistrates’ Court yesterday after being found with cannabis in their cabins.
In separate cases, Edwin Berg and Stephen Caron, both 53, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug.
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DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Finance Minister Bob Richards has accused Belco of charging too much for electricity and has urged it to give some of its profits back to customers by lowering prices.
Mr Richards claimed the company was using its “monopoly power” to grow its busine...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A civil servant has been disciplined for sharing information with Shadow Attorney General Kim Wilson during a House of Assembly debate.
Dorianne Hurdle was placed on administrative leave early last week after it emerged she’d responded to an e-mail f...
DATE: May 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A fundraising drive has been launched at Bermuda High School for Girls to help students who can’t afford their tuition fees.
Head of School Linda Parker said there were between 20 and 30 pupils who may not be able to return to the school in September...
DATE: May 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
