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A man dealt a life sentence for a 2018 fatal shooting described by prosecutors as a “public execution” is set to appeal his conviction.
According to the Court of Appeal’s draft cause list, Taaj Muhammad is set to appeal his conviction for the murder ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 52-year-old man was banned from the roads for six months yesterday after pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention.
Jason Fostine-DeSilva, of Smith’s, appeared in Magistrates’ Court and admitted to committing the offence on March ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has urged people to wear helmets when riding motorbikes on public roads — even on electric scooters.
Dennis Lister III, the chairman of the BRSC, said that under the law protective headgear must be worn by anyone drivi...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A nurse who was struck by a car died from a blood clot in her lungs, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Michael Pickup, a forensic pathologist based in Toronto, Canada, said that Tamra Broadley suffered a deep-vein thrombosis, also known as a blood c...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Fifty-two properties were still without electricity today, Belco said, as crews worked to restore power across the island.
An update on Twitter at noon today listed 52 outages related to Hurricane Fiona, which passed the island last Friday.
A safety ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermudian photographer’s snapshot that caught a friend in mid-leap on the English coastline has been picked up by the BBC for a series of photographs from around the world on “the theme of summer”.
The picture by Phoebe Dill, who works with the Ros...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new species of shark has been added to the list of Bermuda’s fish fauna.
The ragged-tooth shark was discovered in Bermuda’s waters after a fisherman caught and released it of the east coast of the island in 2020.
Mark Terceira brought the shark t...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Nomination papers for the 2020 General Election were released to a requester despite an initial refusal to disclose them, the Parliamentary Registrar said.
Tenia Woolridge also confirmed that certain information was redacted from the records.
Gitanj...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The “far-reaching impact” of rights to access information from public bodies will be in focus for International Right to Know Day tomorrow.
Campaigners from around the world started the event on September 28, 2002 to mark the creation of the Freedom ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Local artist Corrina Rego has given new life to objects that would otherwise be discarded in an exhibition at the Bermuda Society of Arts.
Called ReGenesis: Given New Life, the work is based on the story of creation and features about 24 pieces made...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda