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A 34-year-old man was today charged with sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint in her car during an incident at Warwick Long Bay on Monday.
The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also charged with depriving his alleged victim o...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Former Premier Dame Pamela Gordon Banks and her husband have criticised the Land Valuation Department for waging a costly four-and-a-half year legal battle against them, instigated by a senior civil servant who overvalued their house.
The Court of Ap...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Donald Thomas III was hired as King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s highly paid chief of staff without thorough checks being made into his background, according to the new Bermuda Hospitals Board.
BHB chairman Jonathan Brewin told Health Minister Patr...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Government crackdown on employees using public vehicles for private use resulted in an unofficial walkout by staff at the Government quarry yesterday.
According to a source at the Bailey’s Bay site, more than 100 workers began the industrial action...
DATE: Jun 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Men are often reluctant to go to the doctor for fear of hearing bad news or looking weak but they need to “know their numbers” when it comes to health, a meeting heard yesterday.
Rhonda Smith-Simmons, education officer for Bermuda Cancer and Health C...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
He is used to being recognised in Bermuda but former Premier David Saul recently got a brief taste of fame in New York.
A huge image of the 73-year-old businessman lit up a building in Times Square on May 23, when Dr Saul and colleagues from his mari...
DATE: Jun 11, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Cruise ship passengers who visited Bermuda last week were keen to shout about the Island’s immense beauty from the rooftops — but their handwritten postcards almost never made it to their family and friends.
A batch of 68 stamped cards, addressed to ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two speeding motorists were disqualified from driving in Magistrates’ Court yesterday after racking up too many demerit points.
The first defendant, Keaton Tannock, 23, of Somerset Road, Sandys, admitted two counts of speeding — one at 68kph and one ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A British tourist who rode his rental cycle up a one-way street while drunk was fined $1,000 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
George Stephen Bell, 39, of Langthorne Street, London, admitted driving while impaired in the early hours of Sunday morning....
DATE: Jun 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two New Yorkers denied conspiring to import cocaine to Bermuda when they appeared at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Tasha Plummer and Collin Moodie, both 34 and of the Bronx, were jointly accused of committing the offence between a date unknown and Ma...
DATE: Jun 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
