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A judge has ruled against a judicial review in the recent purchase of controversial casino ship Niobe Corinthian.
Businessman Neil Inchcup and his assistant Cheryl Simmons have been told they have the option of taking private action over the sale of ...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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Taxpayers have forked out for a Jeep Patriot with Bose surround sound system for a road sweeping superintendent.
The vehicle, which sells in Bermuda for about $55,000, was purchased following a year-long search, with several other vehicles deemed ina...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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A friend of an American killed in a road accident in St George’s last month has publicly thanked police officers for their kindness in dealing with the tragedy.
Daniel Harrop, a professor of psychiatric medicine at Brown University in Rhode Island, w...
DATE: Mar 06, 2012
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A woman who dishonestly took $21,500 from her mother’s bank account was spared jail after Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner heard about her mental health difficulties.
Helene Sutcliffe, 57, of St George’s, felt she was owed emotionally and financial...
DATE: Mar 06, 2012
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A woman was jailed for ten days after admitting slapping a police officer in the face when he tried to search her bag.
Tenora Steede, 22, told Magistrates’ Court she was angry that the officer questioned her in a bathroom at the St George’s Club on F...
DATE: Mar 06, 2012
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A key player in the controversial casino ship Niobe Corinthian is taking legal action over its sale at auction.
Neil Inchcup and his assistant Cheryl Simmons are requesting a judicial review into the purchase of the vessel by the wife of another key ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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The Supreme Court trial of a couple accused of defrauding Government of more than $553,000 has been delayed due to illness and legal submissions.
The last time the jury heard any evidence in the case of Kyril Burrows, a former Buildings Manager at th...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Tim Smith
Cash from the Education budget will be awarded more carefully to educational groups to stamp out abuse of Government’s grants system, the Ministry has announced.
Nearly $1 million will be allocated via a new fee for service model, following complaint...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Convicted fraudster Daniel Two Feathers has agreed to plead guilty to a string of counts in relation to a Ponzi scheme involving Bermudian Andre Curtis.
Federal court documents in the United States show Two Feathers has struck a plea agreement with t...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Court
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Tim Smith
Awards will be presented to outstanding teenagers at a ceremony at Fairmont Hamilton.
Teen Services says the 104 nominees for its Outstanding Teen Awards have demonstrated leadership abilities and given renewed hope that the Island’s future is in goo...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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