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It was unconstitutional for lawyer Charles Richardson to be charged with criminal libel for making “unfair” and “sarcastically offensive” remarks about a detective on Facebook, a judge has ruled.
The case against Mr Richardson is to be dropped by pro...
DATE: Aug 15, 2011
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An American cruise ship passenger who landed a $3,000 fine after 13 spliffs were found in his cabin admitted: “I made a big mistake.”
Richard Battistella, 39, from New Jersey, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to importing cannabis to Bermuda.
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DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
A motorcyclist who was rushed to hospital after a rock face collapsed on him wants Government to pay for his bike repairs.
Marvin Iris, 32, is still in pain from the back injuries he suffered during the accident in St George’s on July 20 and his Hond...
DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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A 45-year-old man denied breaking into Daylesford Theatre in Hamilton and stealing cash.
Stanley Davis appeared in Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to entering the facility on the corner of Washington and Dundonald Streets on June 27 and tak...
DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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Crime
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Sam Strangeways
Stormy weather and a cold front led to the formation of a waterspout just south of Castle Island yesterday afternoon.
The tornado over water lasted for about ten minutes, according to Bermuda Weather Service, and several observers took pictures.
Thes...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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Tributes were paid last night to a much-loved “gentle giant” who died suddenly at the age of 24, despite his family’s desperate attempts to save his life.
Father-of-one Aaron Christopher Callabras Edness began having difficulty breathing just yards ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin yesterday accused Government of putting taxpayers on a “constant roller-coaster of emotions and anxieties” after it postponed a fare increase on the pink ferry route.
The 100 percent hike, which would...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Premier Paula Cox last night promised that Bermuda’s long-awaited public access to information (PATI) law would become operational “in the second half of 2012”.
The legislation was passed in Parliament on July 23, 2010, when then Premier Ewart Brown...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Politics
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Sam Strangeways
A policeman awarded custody of his child in Family Court has been accused of intimidating a counsellor who came to Bermuda to support the mother in the case.
Carol Parkman, from Worcester County, Massachusetts, has made a complaint to the Police Comp...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
The air horns could be heard almost from the Causeway.
But even they weren't as loud as many of the outfits on display at Wellington Oval.
Oversized hats, multi-coloured frocks and brightly-hued, barely-there bikinis were the order of the day at Cup ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2011
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