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A total of nine prisoners offered parole turned it down, the latest set of figures for the Parole Board have revealed.
And out of a total of 156 cases, according to parole board members, only 34 were allowed out of prison before they had served their...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Health chiefs have appointed a new oncologist following concerns of a shortage of cancer specialists on the Island.
This morning Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) confirmed that Dr Sein Aung has been hired as Director of Oncology. Originally from Myanmar...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More discussion is needed to determine the level of parental and community involvement in Bermuda’s schools, according to Education Minister Grant Gibbons.
Dr Gibbons launched a consultation process earlier this year on proposed changes to the Educat...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s anti-drug organisations are working hard despite a cut in Government grants, according to Premier Michael Dunkley.
Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Dunkley said that in the past fiscal year the Department for National Drug...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a 34-year-old man charged with sexually exploiting a schoolgirl ended this afternoon after the jury failed to return a verdict.
The defendant — who cannot be identified for legal reasons — had denied six counts of sexual exploitation of ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Read Write Bermuda Campaign and the Bermuda National Library Summer Reading Programme were today launched by Minister of Community, Culture and Sports, Wayne Scott.
The initiative, which promotes reading and writing and celebrates Bermuda’s liter...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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In a shock move, One Bermuda Alliance MP Suzann Roberts-Holshouser broke ranks with the rest of her party in this evening’s Parliamentary session, voicing her support of a motion by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown.
The motion will see a requ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
He signed up for the 29-year-old programme during a meeting with US Consul General Robert Settje on Thursday.
Mr Gibbons said: “The purpose of the agreement is to introduce a programme to the Bermuda public school system that will increase awareness ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Public Access to Information (PATI) legislation has been tabled in the House of Assembly, and is set to be fully operational by next April.
Premier Michael Dunkley this morning tabled the Public Access to Information Regulations 2014 and the Public A...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The killers of innocent father-of-three George Lynch have been jailed after a Supreme Court jury found them both guilty of his premeditated murder.
Rickai Dickinson and Wolda Gardner were also found guilty of gun possession for the May 5, 2010 killin...
DATE: Jul 03, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
