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An anti-racism group has logged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police after learning some black males had allegedly been unfairly targeted for stop and searches.
Cordell Riley, a member of the advocacy group at Citizens Uprooting Racism in Ber...
DATE: Feb 04, 2011
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Legislation must be introduced to ensure a zero-tolerance approach to domestic violence in memory of murder victim Shakeya DeRoza, according to a chartered psychologist.
Susan Adhemar, who has worked in that field for many years, said the perpetrator...
DATE: Feb 04, 2011
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Black men who are not mentoring young men in how to conduct their lives are contributing to the Island’s problems.
So believes Wayne Caines of Rise Above Bermuda, who said there were many professionals who had become “spectators or commentators” rat...
DATE: Feb 04, 2011
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Cabinet Minister’s son Jahmel Blakeney has lost a bid to fight his extradition back to Bermuda on charges of attempted murder.
Mr Blakeney claimed in a handwritten letter to a United States judge that he was being held in custody “in violation of the...
DATE: Feb 03, 2011
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A man was treated in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after being assaulted on North Street in Pembroke.
The attack at 11.30pm Monday left the 47-year-old with facial injuries.
Police said the victim declined to make a formal complaint.
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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A cannabis campaigner told MPs that marijuana should no longer be banned by law and instead be “reclassified as a food”.
Gershwyn Smith, of community activist group The Young Progressives, said the Island’s drug laws had increased the community’s pr...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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National Security Minister David Burch asked customs officials to help him fix any weaknesses in the Island’s border control operations.
Sen Burch spoke to HM Customs officials to mark World Customs Day.
He said the creation of his Ministry in 2010 h...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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Four houses burgled in one day
Four houses were burgled in one day in each case while the premises were unoccupied.
Cash, jewellery and an iPod Touch were stolen from a Princeton Lane, Warwick home between 6.30pm and 11pm on Thursday.
A residence on ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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The highest volume of drugs were seized in Bermuda's history last year but not the highest monetary amount, Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva said.
Mr DeSilva clarified a statement he made earlier this week that 2010 was a record-breaking year for ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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Children who have lost a father to gun violence need a continuum of care so that “history does not repeat itself”, a community activist told parliamentarians yesterday.
Gina Spence, whose son-in-law James “Junior” Lawes was shot dead just under a ye...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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