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A forensic psychiatrist said there was no clear evidence to show that public sex offender registries result in a reduction in the reoffending rate — and that they could even increase the risk of further crimes. Seb Henagulph, a consultant at the Mid...

Compulsory chemical castration is “the enemy of justice”, a Bermudian pastor who was sexually assaulted as a child said yesterday. The Reverend John-Anthony Burchall said that a call by Zane DeSilva for the use of drugs to kill the sexual urge in pae...

Roadside breath test checkpoints could be operational inside a week, the Commissioner of Police has revealed. “We have made applications for three checkpoint locations that we want to work in, so, while there is a delay, I don’t see it as being anyt...

The City of Hamilton will be hosting the 2018 Bermuda Christmas Boat Parade on Saturday, December 8. The corporation committed to taking over the organisation and execution of the parade which will remain under the remit of the Bermuda Boat Parade Ch...

A woman swimmer was chased by a three-foot-long sucker fish for an hour in a bizarre game of tag that left her with a bite on her toe. Rachel Ann Garbett said the remora fish stalked her as she swam from a boat in the waters off Admiralty Park House ...

Chemical castration should be considered for paedophiles “to take the urge away”, a former government minister has said. Zane DeSilva, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, added: “If you can stop a paedophile from offending a young child I will ag...

Child protection experts warned yesterday that a register of sex offenders was not “a silver bullet” and that the public should still guard against the risk of abuse. Jon Brunson, chairman of child abuse prevention charity Scars, highlighted that abo...

A fundraising drive to help a seriously ill schoolboy get treatment in Britain has beaten its original $5,000 target. Masante Maryam launched a GoFundMe page two weeks ago for her son Shadoni Place, 6, whose rare condition — idiopathic thrombocytope...

A 50-year-old cyclist injured in a crash this month has died. Keith Trott passed away yesterday in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he had been treated since the crash on August 2, the first day of Cup Match. The crash happened at about 1...

A mother is raising cash to take her sick six-year-old son to Britain for treatment for a rare blood problem that could cause massive internal bleeding and death. Masante Maryam said that her son, Shadoni Place, who has suffered severe health problem...