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A woman this morning denied causing the crash that killed Jokeem Richardson.
Margaret DeSilva, 55, pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing the death of Mr Richardson, 23, by driving without due care and attention.
The fatal collision happened on Ma...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Controversial immigration legislation designed to protect Bermudians’ rights was passed yesterday by Senate.
Progressive Labour Party senator Crystal Caesar said that it was the role of the Government to protect its nationals.
Ms Caesar added: “Th...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A 62-year-old visitor was yesterday fined $500 for possession of cannabis and importation of the drug into Bermuda.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Martin Prince, from the Bronx in New York, was arrested after customs officers found 6.08 grams of cann...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The Bermuda Government has hit back at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for comments he made about Bermuda during a fiery exchange with Theresa May in the UK Parliament yesterday.
Mr Corbyn attacked the Prime Minister over her government’s record on curbi...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A Supreme Court ruling has cleared up a grey area that affected the rights of Bermudian “belongers” to own land, control local companies and benefit from local trusts.
Lawyer Peter Sanderson said the case had implications for “perhaps a couple of hun...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new points system has been proposed for the granting of Bermudian status.
Decisions on status should take account of people’s contribution to Bermuda and include a course and test on Bermudian culture.
The recommendations from the Consultative Immi...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The story of Bermuda’s 1959 theatre boycott to end segregation is in the spotlight in Bermuda and overseas thanks to author Florenz Maxwell’s book Girlcott.
Girlcott, which took second prize in Code’s 2016 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature last yea...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s endangered skinks are soon to cross paths with a thriving invasive species that already outnumbers the entire native population.
James Stroud of Florida International University said the brown anole lizard had been recorded “living in some ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The only occupational therapist at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute’s child and adolescent services department is dealing with more than double the expected cases.
Moffat Makomo, who specialises in treating children with mental health challenges,...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Court of Appeal has ruled an employment tribunal misunderstood a “critical fact” in the firing of a gas station worker.
Earlson Bradshaw was fired from Raynor’s Service Station for serious misconduct — but a tribunal later found he had been unfai...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes