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A young man who stole $700 from his girlfriend’s father escaped a theft conviction yesterday but was ordered to pay the money back.
Leroy Henderson, of Brunswick Street, Pembroke, admitted stealing the cash from Winston Godwin but claimed he needed t...
DATE: May 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda is taking a holistic approach to tackling the “devastating phenomenon” of gun and gang violence, according to Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva.
He told a conference of police chiefs yesterday that harnessing the whole community to tackle t...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda can change the behaviour of its gang members by warning them about consequences, morally engaging with them and helping them to change, according to a US gun crime expert.
Professor David Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention a...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s own Operation Ceasefire will be officially launched next month — though many of the anti-gang initiative’s “building blocks” are already in place, according to Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley.
He told The Royal Gazette, in an exclusi...
DATE: Apr 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The professor who came up with the Operation Ceasefire concept will be the keynote speaker at a police chiefs’ conference being held in Bermuda next week.
David Kennedy, of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, will talk about combat...
DATE: Apr 24, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The new commission set up to save Bermuda’s ailing economy will dish out $20,000 to members of the public who come up with the best ideas for improving government.
Businessman Brian Duperreault, chairman of the SAGE (Spending and Government Efficienc...
DATE: Apr 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
When Lynn Spencer’s son Chris died of an apparent heroin overdose, aged just 25, she was determined it would not be in vain.
In lieu of flowers, the devastated mother-of-two appealed for donations to a charity which helps young people stay drug-free ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Every weekday morning at 7am, Sarah Delgross takes part in a challenging fitness session before she heads to work.
She did the CrossFit workout in the months before the death of her boyfriend Chris Spencer in October — and she returned to it two week...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Immigration officers are investigating an alleged work permit violation at Grotto Bay Beach Resort, following the arrival of a group of overseas workers.
The Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed in a statement yesterday that Department of Immigration i...
DATE: Apr 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Opposition MP Walton Brown is refusing to declare his financial interests to Parliament — on a point of principle.
The Shadow Education Minister says he won’t submit his details for the Register of Interests until there is clarity on what the law req...
DATE: Apr 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
