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A 35-year-old drug smuggler has been fined $1,000 and given a suspended sentence after admitting bringing cannabis into Bermuda.
Shuaib Worrell, of Pembroke, had pleaded guilty to importing a controlled drug last month.
He was detained at LF Wade Int...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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In a warning to holiday shoppers, police this afternoon issued a series of safety tips — and said there would be increased vigilance on the roads against drunk drivers.
“The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States signals the beginning of the shopp...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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A Southampton man has denied having equipment for use with illegal drugs.
Derrick Simons, 30, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to having a plastic pipe and two silver grinders on August 17, which were intended for use with contr...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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A senior citizen suffered minor injuries after falling off an auxiliary cycle in Hamilton.
According to a police spokesman, officers responded to Church Street at around 12.30pm on Tuesday after receiving reports of a single-vehicle collision near th...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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A female student suffered minor injuries when a wall collapsed in a classroom at Warwick Academy today.
This evening the school confirmed that the incident, which occurred during a period of microscope work, had not been caused by a science experime...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Those who neglected to protect public funds during the multimillion-dollar Port Royal Golf Course restoration “must” be held to account, according to Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews.
The financing watchdog said the project, which ran up a bil...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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A grieving mother is hoping to finally find out why her son died when an inquest is held into his death early next year.
Lynn Spencer lost son Christopher on October 27, 2012, after he collapsed at their home and she still has unanswered questions ab...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Two people accused of importing cannabis had all charges against them dropped by prosecutors yesterday.
Jamal Woodley, 23, of St George’s and Katelyn Simmons, 27, of Pembroke, had been charged with conspiring to import $9,600 of cannabis into the Isl...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dale Butler, the former Minister for Community, Culture and Sport, has distanced himself from suggestions that he is part of an online poker lottery promising thousands in prize money.
“I don’t play poker, I don’t join investment schemes and I have n...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A policeman who was filmed “fist bumping” a gang leader outside court after the man was acquitted of murder was simply responding instinctively to a gesture of acknowledgment, according to Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva.
The head of Bermuda Poli...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
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