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An alleged gang member yesterday admitted throwing a punch at a man in the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building.
Jahfari Raynor, 19, of Overview Hill, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour shortly after being released on bail from Magistrates’...
DATE: Dec 20, 2011
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Two 20-year-old men appeared at Magistrates’ Court charged with unlawful wounding on Dundonald Street, Hamilton.
Jamel Richardson, of Whitney Avenue, Pembroke, and Ridge Souza-Mello, of Cavello Heights, Sandys, are accused of attacking Kewunde Bean a...
DATE: Dec 20, 2011
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A teenager has been charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Derrion Simons, 18, of Crane Lane, Pembroke, was arrested outside the Clayhouse Inn, Devonshire, at 12.50am on Saturday, November 5.
Simons appeared before Senior Magistrate Arc...
DATE: Dec 20, 2011
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Two robbers were released from prison after apologising in court for punching a teenage girl and stealing her bike.
Christopher Parris, 27, and Julian Washington, 22, had served seven months in jail after being arrested in May, pleading guilty to rob...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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Tim Smith
Senators welcomed the creation of ‘one-stop centres’ for telecommunications services as they passed two bills reforming the industry.
Progressive Labour Party Senator Diallo Rabain said residents would now be able to get all their Internet needs from...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Businesses will benefit from scrapping a rule forcing them to hold annual general meetings, Senators agreed as they passed legislation designed to help entrepreneurs.
Government Senator Vince Ingham said the move, as part of the Companies Amendment (...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Tim Smith
Bills modernising Bermuda’s insurance and investment sectors were approved by the Senate yesterday.
The Insurance Amendment Act helps ensure the Island complies with the European Union’s Solvency II Directive; the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Regulato...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Tim Smith
Government needs to finally confront the tougher factors behind the Island’s gang violence problems, MPs claimed in the House of Assembly.
Progressive Labour Party backbencher Ashfield DeVent said Bermuda needs a “real dose of honesty” as he implored...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Former Premier Alex Scott urged his Parliamentary colleagues to ensure the Horton Committee’s report mirrors the success of the Pitt Commission by helping bring gun violence to an end.
In an impassioned House of Assembly speech, Mr Scott said the ans...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Anti-violence committee chairman Randy Horton issued a rallying cry for Bermuda to rescue its young men from their deadly spiral.
“We have to find a way to save our young men,” said Mr Horton as he kicked off a House of Assembly debate on the gun vio...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
