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A restricted document written by Bermuda’s most senior police commanders before the December 2 protest reveals that they considered the political climate to be “very sensitive” and planned for officers at the scene to “use the least intrusive and coe...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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Trevor Moniz revealed yesterday he had never been given a report on any convicted sex offender prior to their release from prison, despite being responsible for deciding whether to disclose information to the public about their return to society.
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DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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A CEO who sexually assaulted one of his employees may have to pay her thousands of dollars in damages.
Quinton Neil Francis, 43, part-owner of security firm SAS Protection Services, attacked the woman in 2012 while the pair were on an evening patrol ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2017
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The Governor is arranging for a senior UK police officer to conduct an independent review of the police response to the December 2 protest.
John Rankin added that the officer would also make recommendations wherever improvements could be made, inclu...
DATE: Jan 11, 2017
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Environmental health officers are working to put “scores on doors” for every restaurant, café and bar in Bermuda.
The scheme is to be implemented “within the next year”, according to Jennifer Attride-Stirling, permanent secretary at the Ministry of H...
DATE: Jan 09, 2017
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Pepper spray is issued to police officers in Bermuda to give them a “tactical advantage in a violent encounter”, according to a policy document obtained by The Royal Gazette.
The Bermuda Police Service shared with this newspaper a redacted version of...
DATE: Dec 23, 2016
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Opposition leader David Burt said last night his party had “not advocated for people to impede access to Parliament” on February 3, when the controversial airport deal is again up for debate.
Mr Burt was asked by The Royal Gazette if the Progressive ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2016
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Labour activist LaVerne Furbert predicted yesterday that protesters would try to shut down Parliament for a second time over the airport redevelopment plan but she said they would be doing so only as a “last straw”.
Ms Furbert told The Royal Gazette ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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Former deputy Premier Derrick Burgess has reiterated to the Commission of Inquiry that he did not know that “friends and family” of his and Ewart Brown had acquired interests in a company awarded a $70 million government contract.
Mr Burgess has subm...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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Police and politicians may face another protest on February 3 when the controversial airport redevelopment plan comes up for debate in the House of Assembly.
Comments posted on social media yesterday suggest a second demonstration is in the pipeline...
DATE: Dec 21, 2016
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