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A key witness who helped bring a gunman to justice said he does not regret “doing the right thing,” but his life has been turned upside down as a result.
Michael Parsons, 32, gave crucial evidence leading to the conviction of 42 gang member David Cox...
DATE: Dec 28, 2011
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Murdered teenager Rebecca Middleton’s family are still waiting, after two years, for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to decide if it will review the case.
Rick Meens, who was hosting the 17-year-old Canadian when she was raped and murdered ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2011
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National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief said yesterday he and international business were “kissing and making up” after he called on the corporate community to provide more money to tackle gun crime.
Mr Perinchief claimed IB had an “obligation, n...
DATE: Dec 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief told gang members ‘badness is outta style’ as he called for a peaceful Christmas.
Borrowing the phrase currently popular with anti-violence groups in the Caribbean, Mr Perinchief said gangsters need to show...
DATE: Dec 24, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 38-year-old man in outside his Southampton home.
The man was shot on East Avenue on Wednesday evening, with the shooter believed to have escaped on foot.
In a statement released on Frida...
DATE: Dec 24, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The issue of overtime and budget cuts has forced early Christmas visits for the Island’s prison population this year.
Some 263 inmates will spend Christmas behind bars, just eleven less than the total number incarcerated during the festive season la...
DATE: Dec 24, 2011
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Crime
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Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 38-year-old man in Southampton as police pledge to step up holiday patrols to clamp down on violence.
The man was shot on East Avenue during the early hours of the evening on Wednesday, ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2011
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Crime
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Government vowed to strike back against the Island’s gangs, in the wake of a shooting that left a 38-year-old Southampton man injured.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief also promised to investigate additional sentencing tariffs, similar to ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda should be able to roll out its own Operation CeaseFire by April or May and may even have a national summit on gangs in 2012, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief has revealed.
He told The Royal Gazette he was convinced his Ministry and...
DATE: Dec 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The UK would have stepped in and provided the funds to tackle gun violence in Bermuda if 16 white men had been shot dead since May 2009, according to National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief.
Mr Perinchief made the remark during an interview with ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
