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It's not exactly been set up for Michael DeSilva to ease himself in gently as the Island's new Police Commissioner.
Three men shot dead in the past couple of weeks — including one the night before he was sworn in and another on his second day in char...
DATE: Dec 21, 2009
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Police have identified the main perpetrators behind the gang violence that has torn Bermuda apart — but they can't arrest them because witnesses are refusing to come forward.
New Commissioner Michael DeSilva is dreading the possibility the gunmen cou...
DATE: Dec 21, 2009
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An armed robber struck a man in the face with his gun after breaking into his home in the early hours of yesterday.
Police say three men entered the property in Green Acres Road, Devonshire, and demanded cash, at about 12.05 a.m.
It was one of a stri...
DATE: Dec 21, 2009
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Police officers tackling Bermuda's gangs from the front line will be sent to the United States to gain experience with the FBI task force.
The move is part of the link-up which will see FBI officers training their Bermudian counterparts and conductin...
DATE: Dec 21, 2009
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Bermuda's gangs are swarming with huge numbers of young men who fear for their lives and want to get out but can't, according to new Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva.
Many of the Island's 350 or so gangsters joined under the impression they were g...
DATE: Dec 21, 2009
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Innocent brothers of gangsters were yesterday warned to be on their guard by a community activist who says gunmen now see them as legitimate targets.
The grassroots worker told The Royal Gazette gang members have become increasingly indiscriminate ab...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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Hotelier John Jefferis has received praise from an unlikely source after winning a World Travel Award for his Tobago property.
Shadow Tourism Minister Michael Dunkley — who recently accused Mr. Jefferis of receiving a golden handshake from Government...
DATE: Dec 17, 2009
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Motorists will no longer rack up huge fines for repeatedly going through Electronic Vehicle Registration cameras, after Senators rubber-stamped new legislation yesterday.
The Traffic Offences Penalties Act, dubbed a "manifest injustice" by the courts...
DATE: Dec 17, 2009
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Christmas should be cancelled, suggested Public Safety Minister David Burch as Senators pondered how Bermuda can fight back against the recent deluge of shootings.
Yesterday's Upper House sitting was dominated by discussion on why Bermuda has descend...
DATE: Dec 17, 2009
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Public Safety Minister David Burch yesterday backed down from his demand for control of the Police service.
"I do not give a monkey's who is in charge of operational control of the Police," said the Minister in a heartfelt Senate speech hours after l...
DATE: Dec 17, 2009
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