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A “very ugly scene” in Magistrates’ Court yesterday prompted Martha Dismont, the executive director of Family Centre, to criticise “a lack of proper care and treatment of our most vulnerable population”.
Ms Dismont said she had observed “a very disco...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A homeless man who admitted a string of thefts from homes was remanded in custody and ordered to attend drug treatment court.
Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday that Neville Woods broke into three homes, tried to break into another and resisted ar...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New material has emerged about Mary Prince, a Bermudian-born former slave whose autobiography stoked the fires of the British abolitionist movement in the 1830s.
Prince’s story was little known on the island until it grabbed attention in the 1980s an...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A One Bermuda Alliance caucus meeting last night set about “picking up the broken pieces” of the party and charting a new course.
This is according to Dwayne Robinson, the cohost of an online political comedy show who hopes to launch a political care...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former One Bermuda Alliance chairman Justin Mathias is understood to have known about the “coup” to oust its leader for weeks.
A well-placed source said yesterday that he became aware of the plan in the middle of last month, allowing him time to prep...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermudian doctor Annabel Fountain has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians in Britain.
The accolade is only awarded by the RCP to those physicians who are considered to be the “most innovative and exceptional phy...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda could be on the hook for a bill after a gravel ship was delayed from arriving in to the East End this week.
However, the total cost of the tab is not yet clear.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said yesterd...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A Pembroke man found with open beer bottles in his car has been banned from driving for a year.
Jakai Harford, 35, was stopped by police at about 12.40am on September 2.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that officers in an unmarked police car saw H...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Questions about quality control, fees and admissions were asked of a possible scheme to move away from traditional style nursing homes in Bermuda.
Deborah Wiegand, the director of operations for the Green House Project, was the keynote speaker at Ag...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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A 46-year-old guest worker has denied an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in St George’s.
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied the charge on July 21 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo relea...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes