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A former Bermuda prosecutor may face a retrial in Australia over the alleged murder of his estranged wife.
Lloyd Rayney lived on the Island with wife Corryn Rayney when he worked as a Senior Crown counsel for the Department of Public Prosecutions in ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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The sentencing of a “clever and calculating” fraudster was set back yesterday so Court Services can look at further options for treatment.
Former caregiver Wendy Francis, 40, has pleaded guilty to a total of 37 dishonesty offences in connection to fi...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An independent Anti-Corruption Commission with investigatory powers, strong penalties for corrupt behaviour among public officials and whistle-blower protection are among a raft of measures being proposed by former Premier Alex Scott.
Mr Scott has ta...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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Four teenagers were remanded in custody yesterday after being charged with a brutal attack involving a knife and a metal bat.
Corey Bean, of Sandys, Taj Brown, of Devonshire, and Jachael Gibson, of Warwick, all aged 19, and 18-year-old Azha Dowling, ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men yesterday admitted cashing cheques that were stolen from a primary school.
Gregory Tucker, 21, and Wesley Stovell, 20, both from St George’s, pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining cash using cheques taken from St David’s Primary School.
The...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance is open to changing its Constitution to reflect the rules under which Premier Craig Cannonier was elected leader, and will be forming a committee to review the governing document.
But in a statement yesterday party Chairman T...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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Politics
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The woman charged with leading city bike patrols for Security Associates is Sonya Smith.
Still a record holder, the former javelin and shot put champion, who set a Carifta record in Jamaica in 1979 said: “This is the ideal job for me.”
Humbled by the...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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A new bursary has been made available for young people interested in spending time as a trainee on a Tall Ship.
A spokesman for Sail Training Association Bermuda said they are able to nominate two candidates to take part in the 2013 Tall Ships Race, ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Spotting Bermuda’s first fluke-identified humpback whale of the season has been hailed as a victory for “citizen science” by whale-watcher Andrew Stevenson.
The humpback female, known as Umbra, is catalogued as number 1001. Whale enthusiasts identify...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A St George’s man found riding drunk on New Year’s morning was banned from the road yesterday.
Magistrates’ Court heard that officers were on patrol at around 2.30am when they saw 37-year-old James Raynor driving the wrong way on Church Street.
Rayno...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
