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A teenager told the court she watched as her 14-year-old friend was raped and groped by a group of men.
All four defendants — aged between 19 and 21 — have denied a charge of serious sexual assault on July 27 of last year. One of the defendants, aged...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students at an English university can take a break from their studies and enjoy some modern literature in a new reading room, thanks to a former Premier of Bermuda.
David Saul has made a donation to his alma mater, Loughborough University in Leiceste...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
After nearly two decades as an official “Observer” of Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, long-time England and Wales circuit court judge Patricia Dangor has been promoted to full member.
Government House announced the appointment of Justice Dangor and Englis...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A woman who escaped a fireball explosion that wrecked her home said she was lucky to be alive.
Ms Antoinette Sheppard, 53, suffered only minor injuries, despite an explosion that wrecked her apartment at the rear of a house on Pembroke’s Railway Terr...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Students at two of the Island’s primary schools have graduated from the Gang Resistance Education and Training programme.
The programme, which targets P5 and P6 students, is made up of six 30 to 45 minute lessons to help them practise positive decisi...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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A man accused of handling and firing a gun has been acquitted after a key witness at his trial told the court she’d lied to police about the incident.
Zikai Cann, 24, of Seawall Drive, Sandys denied possessing and discharging a firearm on a date betw...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The US Consulate will tomorrow screen two environmental documentaries as part of the annual Earth Day celebrations.
The first features a park in Cairo, one of the most populated cities in the world, which was created out of a 500-year-old dump and th...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The 76th Agricultural Exhibition is set to open its doors this Thursday with displays, competitions and international performers.
Exhibition Planner Georgette Caines said that this year’s event, which carries the theme “Growing for the Next Generatio...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton has renewed its controversial contract with an overseas public relations consultancy at a cost of $100,000 to ratepayers.
The municipality initially recruited New York-based Marston Webb International on a short-term contr...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Nearly half of residents believe the newly formed Bermuda Tourism Authority will be able to rejuvenate the struggling industry.
However, a proposal allowing visitors to rent cars has been overwhelmingly rejected, according to a survey commissioned by...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
