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A self-employed businessman appeared in court yesterday accused of conspiring to import 200 rounds of live ammunition and $10 million worth of drugs to Bermuda.
Victor Roberts, 46, was not required to enter pleas at Magistrates’ Court, as the charges...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
A son appeared in court yesterday charged with assaulting his elderly father in one of the first cases to be brought under the Senior Abuse Register Act.
The 32-year-old man denied unlawfully assaulting the senior citizen and causing bodily harm on A...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Repair work on a mainline pole will result in an interruption to electricity service between 9am and 2pm today in Smith’s.
The emergency shutdown will affect residents in Store Hill and Verdmont Road, as well as the entrances to Kilderry Estates and ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A son appeared in court today charged with assaulting his elderly father in one of the first cases to be brought under the Senior Abuse Register Act.
The 32-year-old man denied unlawful assault causing bodily harm to the senior citizen on April 1 whe...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A self-employed businessman appeared in court today accused of conspiring to import 200 rounds of live ammunition and $10 million worth of drugs to Bermuda.
Victor Roberts, 46, was not required to enter pleas at Magistrates’ Court, as the charges are...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A London-based charity which provides legal support to journalists all over the world has stepped in to help a Bermudian lawyer facing a charge of criminal libel.
The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) got involved in Charles Richardson’s court ba...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Ombudsman Arlene Brock has recommended a review of the education provided to Bermuda’s special needs students.
In a report recently tabled in Parliament, she outlined a complaint a mother made to her about the failure of the Department of Education t...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The three percent pension increase is “woefully inadequate” for seniors because of rising healthcare costs, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
Opposition MPs told the House of Assembly the additional funds would mean very little to seniors as mos...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Allowing hard-up tenants facing “imminent” eviction to tap into their pensions to pay off rent arrears is a “sensible” plan, according to Premier Paula Cox.
The Finance Minister told the House of Assembly the current economic crisis was continuing to...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The unemployed are to be given jobs cleaning up the Railway Trail in the hope that it will encourage more Bermudians to consider future careers in landscaping.
The Department of Parks is to provide out-of-work men and women with the horticultural sk...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
