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A hyperbaric chamber used at King Edward VII Memorial to treat divers suffering from the bends has passed an independent international risk assessment. And the result has prompted the global Divers Alert Network (DAN) to endorse the hospital as a pre...
DATE: Aug 22, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Foreign con artists are using stolen credit card information to try to get money by ordering expensive champagne, china and crystal from stores in Bermuda.
Police yesterday warned local businesses and members of the public to be vigilant for the scam...
DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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Crime
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Sam Strangeways
A former office manager charged with repeatedly molesting an employee took to the stand in his own defence yesterday, insisting he’d “never ever sexually assaulted” the much younger man.
Mr Y told Magistrates’ Court the charges against him were “inco...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
A judge’s ruling that Charles Richardson should not have been charged with criminal libel will be circulated to media defence lawyers around the world by a charity which got involved in his case.
The UK-based Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) sai...
DATE: Aug 16, 2011
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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.
Pro...
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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