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Andre Hypolite has lost an appeal against his conviction for the "brutal and merciless" murder of Nicholas Dill on Boxing Day 2004.
The Court of Appeal yesterday threw out the killer's claim that the judge presiding over his 2008 Supreme Court retria...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Mark Pettingill argued yesterday that the law determining how long suspects can be held in police custody needs to be firmed up — and fast.
The defence attorney complained to the House of Assembly that "there really isn...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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Bermuda Hospitals Board made more than $18 million in the last financial year, prompting Opposition MP Grant Gibbons to question yesterday whether it was overcharging patients for its services.
Former Finance Minister Dr Gibbons quizzed Health Minist...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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Interviewers conducting this year's census were reluctant to go into certain neighbourhoods to collect questionnaires, Premier Paula Cox told the House of Assembly yesterday.
She said the survey of the Island's population — the first in a decade — wa...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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Non-Bermudian policemen outnumber local male officers but only just, according to figures provided to The Royal Gazette.
The staffing breakdown released by Bermuda Police Service reveals that there are 189 non-Bermudian male officers, compared to 155...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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Bermuda will sign up to an international bill of rights for women next year, Cabinet Minister Glenn Blakeney revealed yesterday.
And he pledged to bring forth amendments to the law to ban discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or age bef...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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Premier Paula Cox has revealed details of her conversation with the Queen during a special audience for British Overseas Territories leaders at Windsor Castle.
And Ms Cox — in London for the annual Overseas Territories Consultative Council (OTCC) — h...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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Public consultation on privacy legislation to protect personal data could begin in the spring, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A draft bill is almost ready to go before Cabinet, according to Government, and will be released for wider consultation withi...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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This is the continuation of the debate on the Throne Speech in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Shadow Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin accused Cabinet Ministers — including Premier Paula Cox — of trying to distance themselves from the f...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock is to help to come up with a code of ethics for fellow members of her profession in the Caribbean.
She was appointed to a committee of experts to develop the code for the Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) at its sixth bie...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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