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A middle-aged man who beat a middle school student with a cricket bat was today sentenced to 90 days in prison.
Glen Fox, appearing at Magistrates’ Court, was also given two years probation for the attack on the teenage boy in St David’s on June 2.
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DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Court
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Hospital watchdog Bermuda Health Advocacy Group has applauded moves by Government to shut down an ageing hospital wing which provides long-term care to elderly patients.
Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin announced the move last week, claiming t...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Health Minister Patrice Gordon Pamplin refuted suggestions that FutureCare costs were being shifted onto lower-income policy holders.
And she attacked the former administration for draining the consolidated fund, making it more difficult for Governme...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
One of Bermuda’s most cherished traditions has been chosen to adorn a new set of Island stamps released this week.
Gombeys are the subject of the third set of stamps issued by the Bermuda Post Office for 2013 and they are the first in a planned serie...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A Pembroke man was jumped by a trio of robbers late on July 8, then was forced to have his home robbed shortly after.
Treadwell Smith, 26, also of Pembroke, was part of the trio who robbed David Loving after he left his work at Arnold’s Market and wa...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Court
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Armed with certification, Tomeeka Talbot became the first of four Bermudians sent abroad on a Government initiative to be hired as a qualified butcher.
She returned from three months of training at Meat Ipswich in Suffolk, England, and two weeks late...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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A 28-year-old Pembroke man denied resisting arrest with a fake gun when he appeared at Magistrates’ Court.
Trovaughn Smith pleaded not guilty to charges of using an imitation firearm and violently resisting arrest in Southampton on April 11.
Crown co...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Independent MP Terry Lister maintains that the revised $14.2 million tax concession granted to Fairmont Hamilton Princess goes against the spirit and intent of the Hotel Concessions Act.
Ultimately, he said, it will cut the country short of revenue f...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Police have reported that a three-month-old baby died yesterday afternoon after suffering an unspecified medical emergency.
“Around 1pm first responders attended a report of a medical emergency involving a three-month-old infant at a residence in the...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Other
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Police arrested seven people on suspicion of impaired driving over the weekend as part of their crackdown on bad driving habits.
Officers also arrested 25 people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor licence checks at establishments throughou...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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