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A former Government employee and his ex-girlfriend were jailed yesterday for laundering cash said to be from drug trafficking.
Omari Franklin, 34, was sentenced to five years after admitting laundering more than $63,000 between May 2007 and May 2010....
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The jury in a fraud trial was yesterday shown cheque stubs revealing another construction firm was paid irregularly for work done at Works and Engineering boss Kyril Burrows’ private home.
Allan Foote told Supreme Court his firm AD&T Excavating was h...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Just 13 percent of residents told pollsters they’d be put off buying overseas by the new 25 percent Customs duty rate.
The vast majority said they would either carry on as before or be more likely to shop overseas in spite of the new rate Premier Pau...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Ninety-two of Government’s vehicles were off the road for repairs at the same time, according to parliamentary responses provided by Senator Vince Ingham.
And One Bermuda Alliance Senator Michael Fahy said figures showing 237 cars were registered to ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A construction boss told Supreme Court his firm was paid about $60,000 in cash for carrying out work at the home of alleged fraudster Kyril Burrows.
Thornton Robinson said his company of five men spent around six weeks at the private home at Turkey H...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Ministry of Education yesterday stressed a proposed shake-up of principals aims to improve the quality of teaching across the public school system.
Parents at Victor Scott Primary School have warned marches could take place in opposition to the s...
DATE: Mar 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Butterfield, 27, who admitted possessing a loaded pistol, had appealed for leniency after a psychological report revealed he was traumatised by seeing two friends gunned down in the past.
However, Mrs Justice Simmons told Supreme Court yesterday noth...
DATE: Mar 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Victor Scott Primary School parents want talks with the Ministry of Education to evade public marches over the planned switching of principals.
Parent Teachers Association president Azuhaa Coleman said the campaign against the shake-up has received b...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Money launderer Roger Cox lost his bid to cut his sentence after failing to convince the Appeal Court his ill-gotten gains all came from gambling dens.
Cox’s lawyer Charles Richardson had argued his jail term should be reduced from five years to thre...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Former MP John Barritt backed long-awaited plans to crack down on residents voting in the constituency they no longer live in.
The retired politician claimed Progressive Labour Party MPs accused him of trying to disenfranchise voters when he suggeste...
DATE: Mar 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
