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CableVision is launching a new initiative aimed at creating more jobs on the Island.
Called project HOPE — Help Offer Positions of Employment — the initiative was unveiled at the company’s Salute to Service banquet at the Fairmont Southampton on Satu...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Bus drivers have called for greater protection in the wake of two brazen incidents of violence on public transport.
Attacks and threats to bus drivers and passengers include an assault on an operator on January 9 — and, on Wednesday night, the robber...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The tallest tower crane is about to be dismantled and taken down.
It was brought into the Island in 2009 as work continued on the King Edward VII Hospital’s the new Acute Care Wing and named ‘Craneiom’ by local student Isaiah Smith won a contest to c...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Convicted killer David Cox has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years — the maximum penalty allowed under Bermuda law for premeditated murder.
Cox, 33, to life in prison for gunning down Troy (Yankee) Rawlins,...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An award-winning film described as the most controversial of the year for its frank depiction of a romance between two women is to be screened in Bermuda.
Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) will show “Blue is the Warmest Colour” on January 26...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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A convicted killer has had his minimum sentenced more than halved as a result of a recent Privy Council ruling.
Antonio Myers, 28, had been sentenced to spend at least 38 years behind bars for the murder of Kumi Harford, however that sentence has now...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have released the picture of a man wanted for an “outstanding matter”.
John O’Connor, 26, is said to frequent the Eastern and Central parishes.
He is described as thin and light complexioned, approximately 5ft 8in tall, and between 145 and 160...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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A juvenile cleared of a murder charge was later incarcerated for more than two years — after pleading guilty to dodging a $32 taxi fare.
And one child advocacy group is now questioning whether Gary Hollis was treated harshly by the courts for the min...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Cannabis campaigner Alan Gordon has called on faster action to allow medical marijuana in Bermuda.
And as of yesterday afternoon, more than 370 people had signed an online petition to allow seriously ill Bermudians access to medical marijuana.
Mr Gor...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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Health
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The Department of Health has praised the achievements of two of their staff who recently added to their qualifications.
Ms Denise Samuels obtained her Dental Assistant National Board Certification (DANB) while Ms Laura Lynn Jackson earned her MSc in ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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