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Police have no plans to "reach out" to gun-toting gang members to get them to stop shooting one another — but say other agencies should be doing just that.
Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva told The Royal Gazette during an exclusive interview on th...
DATE: May 11, 2010
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A former political advisor to Sir John Swan has died suddenly at the age of 57 in his home country of Sri Lanka.
K.C. Nadarajah Jr., known as Raj, suffered a massive heart attack while sitting at his desk on May 5 and a funeral was held on Sunday.
Mr...
DATE: May 11, 2010
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Michael DeSilva has revealed how he got directly involved in attempts to calm gang violence just days after being sworn in as Police Commissioner.
The chief of Bermuda Police Service made himself constantly available to third party intermediary Carlt...
DATE: May 11, 2010
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Police may have blown their only chance of brokering a permanent ceasefire between Bermuda's two main gangs, according to a community activist.
Carlton Simmons claims that Parkside and 42nd Street — the rival gangs locked in a deadly feud which has s...
DATE: May 10, 2010
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Shadow Attorney General Trevor Moniz has tabled a motion in Parliament urging Government to review a law which requires some Bermudians married or living with foreigners to get a licence for homes they own.
Those who need the licence only have until ...
DATE: May 10, 2010
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Bermuda's legislators made a "quantum leap" yesterday as three measures aimed at making the leaders of the country more accountable were launched in the House of Assembly.
The first question time for Cabinet Ministers took place on the same day that ...
DATE: May 08, 2010
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A freedom of information bill was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday in what Premier Ewart Brown described as a "significant moment in our history".
The long-awaited legislation will finally give taxpayers here the right — already enjoyed by m...
DATE: May 08, 2010
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Hair and beauty students at CedarBridge Academy have a new piece of equipment to help them hone their massage and pedicure skills.
Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Southampton has donated a chair to the senior school's personal care teaching salon.
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DATE: May 05, 2010
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The likelihood of Bermuda being affected by the giant oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is "very high", the Ministry of Environment warned last night.
But senior scientist Anthony Knap, president and director of Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences (BI...
DATE: May 05, 2010
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A former Opposition MP has been chosen to try to win back Hamilton South for the United Bermuda Party at the next general election.
Allan Marshall, 55, told a press conference at John Smith's Bay yesterday that the dismal state of the economy had pro...
DATE: May 05, 2010
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