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A woman walked free from court after a Supreme Court judge ruled that two convictions for possession of cannabis with intent to supply were unsafe.
Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams said the same magistrate should not have presided over the two case...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A jury yesterday watched video footage of a murder victim drinking at a bar minutes before he was shot.
At the trial of Taaj Muhammad, who has pleaded not guilty to the killing of Ronniko Burchall, the jury was shown video footage from the St David’s...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
No arrests for drink driving were made at the island’s roadside breath test checkpoints over the Christmas holiday.
The checkpoints, which earlier reported no arrests up to Christmas Eve, went the rest of the way to their final night on Boxing Day wi...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government is to introduce a pilot at-home coronavirus antigen test programme at some schools, The Royal Gazette understands.
A letter said to be from Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, was sent to “system leaders” after a backlog o...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The appointment of a new Commissioner of Police has likely already been made, sources said yesterday.
One familiar with the recruitment process said an announcement could come soon if a Bermudian has been picked to take over as the head of the servic...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Officials failed to provide an internal review decision inside a statutory time limit after a request for records about appointments made by the Governor, the Information Commissioner found.
But a determination was issued during the course of an inde...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman who suffers from liver poisoning and malnutrition warned the public to be careful over the food they eat.
Mickia Brangman, 33, said it was difficult for Bermudians to eat a good diet because of the expense and easy access to unhealthy food.
S...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Efforts to return the unique BMU code to Bermudian passports are continuing, the British Government has said.
The assurance came almost six years after Britain took over the printing of passports for its Overseas Territories — which caused problems f...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new campaign yesterday appealed to the public to wear blue on Friday to commemorate people who have lost their lives on the roads.
Pain Into Purpose Bermuda and the Kijani Dream Charity, set up by the family of schoolboy Kijani Burgess after he die...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Government may relax quarantine measures imposed to stem a recent surge in coronavirus infections, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that the Government was aware that other countries had reduced qua...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan