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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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Defence lawyer and MP Mark Pettingill will push for longer sentences for gang members when the House of Assembly reconvenes next month.
Mr Pettingill hopes his amendment to the Criminal Code will land proven gangsters with up to ten years longer behi...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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Homes in Southampton and Hamilton Parish fell victim to burglars on Wednesday.
Around 3.30pm police received a report of a break-in at an Evans Bay Road, Southampton residence.
The culprit got in between noon and 3pm while the home was unoccupied, a...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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Police were called to a fire at the junction of Court Street and Angle Street in Pembroke 1.30 am on Thursday.
According to a police spokesman: “On arrival at the scene the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service had extinguished the fire. It appears that a ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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