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The Ministry of National Security is looking for a firm to upgrade and expand the island’s CCTV network, according to a recent Request for Proposal.
A procurement notice published earlier this week said that the ministry wanted a hybrid CCTV infr...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents are grooming their own children to join gangs so family members can retain positions of power within Bermuda’s crime structure.
The shocking revelation was discussed during a community event entitled Drugs, Gangs and Corner Boys. Is my Child...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The types of drugs that young people consume in Bermuda is directly linked to exposure they have via home or community life, gang involvement, or through drug dealing.
This is according to Camily Lovell, an internationally certified alcohol and drug ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Residents were asked to behave responsibly and think of others when they enjoy themselves over the long holiday weekend.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, also warned that there will be a visible presence of police and other uniformed...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Gang violence has increased dramatically in the past ten years despite the best efforts of law enforcement agencies, according to the Commissioner of Police.
Darrin Simons said that the problem will never be resolved by policing alone, and that other...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Emergency laws designed to crack down rapidly on crime will be made permanent after legislation was passed by senators yesterday.
In reading the Criminal Code Amendment Act 2022, Ernest Peets, the Government Senate Leader and spokesman for the Minis...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity has teamed up with the police and an addiction treatment organisation to hold an event to discuss issues including drugs and grooming methods used by gangs.
Raleigh Bermuda is hosting the event in partnership with the Bermuda Police Service...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Residents are being urged to turn in friends and relatives who have committed crimes in an effort to stop an escalating “crisis” in violent crime on the island.
Michael Weeks, the Minister for National Security, made the call at a public meeting on ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A community gardening instructor whose students have been targeted by crop thieves has called on Bermuda “to look at itself”.
Kevin Santucci, a chaplain, who runs the Grow, Eat, Save programme designed to help amateur gardeners to become more self-su...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses to the murder of Jahcari Francis, who was killed five years ago today, to come forward.
Mr Francis, 20, was shot inside a residence on Upland Street in Devonshire at about 10.40pm on July 19, 2017. He was w...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan