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A Jamaican mother of six was sent to jail for five years yesterday after admitting that she imported almost $100,000 worth of cocaine into the Island.
Michelle Elizabeth Brown is just the latest in a long line of Jamaicans to be caught with narcotics...
DATE: Apr 23, 2003
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A Sandys man told a Magistrate he thought he was at home when he was caught drunkenly plundering the Police fridge at Somerset Police Recreation Club.
Richard Allan DeSilva, 22, of White Hill Lane, was fined $750 yesterday after pleading guilty to st...
DATE: Apr 23, 2003
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The increasing use of firearms in Bermuda is a trend which is being dictated to our Island by the US and Jamaica, according to Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Crockwell.
"What we are finding with the trend in the rise of violence in Bermuda is that ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2003
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A story reported on VSB News last night claiming that Tourism Minister Renee Webb has fired the London company responsible for promoting Bermuda tourism throughout the UK and Europe has been labelled “completely false” by Ms Webb.
“CIB still has the ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2003
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A man accused of seriously sexually assaulting his estranged wife denied holding a knife to her throat while forcing her to strip, Supreme Court heard yesterday.
The 34-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted that he slapped his...
DATE: Apr 23, 2003
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Minister of Finance Eugene Cox has expressed his appreciation to everyone who has enquired about his well-being during his illness. He said it was rewarding and comforting to know that people thought so highly of him and were concerned about his heal...
DATE: Apr 23, 2003
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There is a first time for everything - even for the Governor of Bermuda to go SCUBA diving.
Governor Sir John Vereker joined 23 children from the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess yesterday for his inau...
DATE: Apr 22, 2003
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A man accused of raping his estranged wife told a jury that after slapping her to the floor they had consensual passionate sex - twice.
The 34-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has denied seriously sexually assaulting the woman and...
DATE: Apr 22, 2003
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A Canadian accused of importing cocaine into Bermuda broke down and wept uncontrollably when the drug was found inside a set of golf clubs, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
Anna Formanchuck, 23, of Toronto denies importation of cocaine worth nea...
DATE: Apr 22, 2003
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A man with more than 30 convictions was sent to the Supreme Court for sentencing after admitting two thefts from churches - one of them on Good Friday - the Christian church's most solemn day.
Garth John Hayward, 35, of Idle Acres, Smith's, appeared ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2003
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