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No major incidents were reported at Easter celebrations over the weekend, the Commissioner of Police said this afternoon.
Darrin Simons also thanked community clubs for working with officers.
He said: “In keeping with the Easter holiday, observed thi...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Dozens of people came together at Devonshire Recreation Club on Good Friday to call for peace in the wake of the recent surge of violent crime that has cost two young men their lives this month.
The Pause for Peace event, organised by Imagine Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pastors in Bermuda are monitoring lawsuits filed in the United States that allege tens of millions of pension fund dollars were mismanaged or missing, a senior clergyman said.
The allegations were made against the African Methodist Episcopal Church a...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police have urged the public to be wary of a suspected pyramid scheme operating under the name “Success Factory”.
A police spokesman said last night that under the scheme, would-be investors are asked to join at one of four membership levels at a cos...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A person has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Laje Franklin earlier this month.
A police spokesman said that the suspect was still in custody as of 11pm on Thursday.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Stableford said: “We appeal to...
DATE: Apr 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An event asking people to pause for peace is to take place on Good Friday at the Devonshire Recreation Club in light of recent violent incidents.
Supporters of the club, where there was a double shooting last month, will gather at the grounds betwee...
DATE: Apr 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two people have been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into last week’s murder of Che Jennings, police said today.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said the suspects were arrested after warrants were executed in Devonshire earl...
DATE: Apr 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man has been found guilty of the murder of the British MP who chaired Westminster’s political group focusing on Bermuda.
Conservative MP Sir David Amess was killed last October as he held an open-house surgery for people in his constituency in Esse...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A former US State Department employee has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined $500,000 for receiving kickbacks in return for giving inside bidding information to a contractor of a lucrative construction project at the US Consulate in Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have urged the public to be patient as officers investigate the gun murders of two young men.
Laje Franklin, 18, was killed near Clearwater Beach in St David’s last Tuesday night, while Che Jennings, 24, was fatally shot outside Warwick Workme...
DATE: Apr 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes