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A 29-year-old man pleaded not guilty to two charges of sexual assault on a 12 year-old girl in January, 2011, when he appeared in Magsitrates’ Court today.
The man, who is married to a Bermudian, left the Island two days after a report of the inciden...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Three Sandys men have been charged with the premeditated murders of Mr Rico Furbert and Mr Haile Outerbridge.
Mr Gariko Benjamin, Mr Le-veek Roberts and Mr Christoph Duerr stand accused of murdering Mr Furbert and Mr Outerbridge on January 23 this ye...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Rampant maladministration at the Corporation of Hamilton has “crept up at every corner in a dazzling, infinite, relentless variety and wilfulness of ways” according to an independent probe into the municipality.
And Ombudsman Arlene Brock has conclud...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has scrapped a promised referendum on gaming and will instead move ahead with gaming legislation.
Premier Craig Cannonier said: “Gaming will be brought to the House of Assembly in the form of legislation where it will be either passed or r...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three men accused of a home invasion using an imitation firearm walked free this evening, after being found not guilty on all counts.
Following a lengthy trial and hours of deliberations, Jerome Mader, 25, Justis Smith, 34, and Tyun Smith-Ming, 25, w...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 51 year old guest worker is in police custody after igniting firecrackers in St George's in the early hours of Friday and Saturday.
It was initially suspected the bangs were gunshots.
A court appearance is expected in the near future.
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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Island residents have pledged nearly $300,000 to the Bermuda Red Cross to help those impacted by a deadly typhoon in the Philippines, and money is still coming in.
Bermuda Red Cross director Ann Spencer-Arscott said that as of yesterday the charity h...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Customs duty break for energy-saving machinery could potentially ease Bermuda’s soaring electricity and food prices, after MPs approved the Customs Tariff Amendment (No. 3) Act.
The break, which applies to equipment known as demand side management ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party has given a guarded response to yesterday’s Cabinet shuffle, saying that, while the news was welcome, the axe should have fallen much earlier.
And it also questioned why more dramatic changes had not been made,...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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Tragic solo sailor Steve Cummings — whose body was washed ashore at Shelly Bay yesterday morning — was an experienced yachtsman who had sailed around the world and had spent his entire life “messing around boats”.
But the veteran skipper had to be to...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
