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A Pembroke man who repeatedly molested two young girls has been jailed pending sentencing.
Andwele White, 36, is also facing trial in Magistrates’ Court for an alleged third matter.
Brought before Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo, White pleaded guilty touc...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Finance Minister David Burt has questioned whether the Chamber of Commerce is politically neutral following its public response to recent rating agency reviews.
But Chamber President Ronnie Viera is standing by the statement issued yesterday i...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Television commercials promoting Bermuda as a top tourism destination in the US are also being aired on local television this month.
The So Much More advertising campaign, which targets the North America market, features a series of 15-second and 30-...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A sailor had to be rescued after his boat began to sink in heavy swells off the north shore yesterday.
Marine police were called out just after 2pm after the solo mariner got into distress about 200 metres from the shore off Grace Church, Pembroke.
A...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
One of Bermuda’s first heart transplant recipients crossed a major milestone this week.
Twenty years ago, on April 4,1993, Calvin Ming Jr was given a new lease on life when he became the second Bermudian to receive a new heart at the University of P...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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Other
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Teenage film buff Jahsh Durrant has been cast as the blogger for the Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF).
“This is the first time I’ve tried out film reviews,” Jahsh, 17, told The Royal Gazette. “When I heard the festival was coming up, I deci...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Police Service is calling for the public to secure their homes after a rash of burglaries.
A Police spokesman said last night that the service has seen a surge in burglaries, specifically in Hamilton Parish, Warwick and Sandys.
The major...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Island’s employment market shrunk by more than five percent with a net loss of almost 2,000 jobs last year — the biggest drop in jobs in a single year since figures were first collated 35 years ago.
And the 2012 Employment Survey also highlights ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former Bermuda Housing Corporation manager and Regiment Major Glenn Brangman has had his sentence for sexual assault reduced on appeal.
The 61-year-old was facing a three-and-a-half year jail term after being found guilty of four counts of sexual ass...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Southampton Rangers football player has been jailed for 15 years for his role as “kingpin” in a plot to bring almost $500,000 worth of cocaine into Bermuda.
Everett Bean, 31, masterminded the plan to smuggle in the shipment from the Caribbean in Ja...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
