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A Westgate prisoner had 18 months added to his sentence yesterday after he admitted he punched a prison officer in the mouth. Gavaska Bascome, 24, pleaded guilty to an assault on officer David Laws. The court heard that Bascome was confined to his ce...

The Annual “turkey give-away” sponsored by Bermuda HealthCare Services [BHCS], in conjunction with Brown-Darrell Clinic and Bermuda Urology Clinic will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Bermuda HealthCare Services at 19 The Lane in Paget. “We...

A community worker will deliver some Christmas spirit at a giveaway for the disadvantaged this weekend. Gina Spence, of Gina Spence Productions, said the event, the fourth of its kind, would be held at a new location at Warwick post office. Ms Spence...

The national security minister denied nepotism after he appointed his mother to a government board. Wayne Caines said the selection of Shurnett Caines for the Treatment of Offenders Board was based on merit. He added that the appointment was made bec...

Bermuda has two residential homes for children in care and both need a string of improvements, people with inside knowledge have said. The sources said the buildings, the staff and the care provided all needed to be upgraded. The Royal Gazette spoke ...

A former police officer was jailed for 2½ years yesterday for dumping more than 60 traffic tickets for his own profit. Pc Kyle Wheatley, 34, resigned from the Bermuda Police Service on Monday after he pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to conspiracy...

A civil case brought by a former primary school principal against the Public Service Commission and the Board of Education after she was overlooked for the Commissioner of Education post ended yesterday. Gina Tucker, who has also worked in several ...

A sex offender released just months ago was back behind bars yesterday after it was alleged he breached a supervision order. Junius Caines appeared in the Supreme Court, where it was claimed he had broken his curfew, failed a urine test for drugs and...

Prosecutors asked for a woman who admitted the theft of more than $110,000 from her employers to be jailed for a year. Deidre Woolgar, 46, pleaded guilty in June to charges of theft and false accounting after her employers found she failed to deposit...

A teenage boy sent to two overseas schools by the Department of Child and Family Services came back with no educational qualifications and ill-equipped for adult life, a good Samaritan who looked after his welfare said. The woman added she had known ...