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A man accused of chopping his former friend in the back of the neck was found not guilty by the unanimous verdicts of a jury.
Gregory Tucker — nicknamed “Marka T” — was alleged to have attacked Kevin DeRosa, nicknamed ‘Snot’, after falling out over a...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Male prisoners charged with serious crimes managed to open the back of a prison van following a Supreme Court hearing this morning.
Meanwhile another van was rocked and tipped from inside by female prisoners. One occupant could be heard banging and s...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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More armed police are on patrol after a spate of firearms incidents, the Commissioner of Police said today.
Michael DeSilva said: “The Island has experienced an increase in firearms incidents in the last few months, as compared with the rest of the y...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A new Bermuda Educators’ Council has been elected following a hiatus of several months.
A chairman has yet to be appointed by the 11-member group, created in 2002 to oversee standards at the Island’s public and private schools
The previous council’s ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Members of the public have been invited to witness the Convening of Parliament ceremony tomorrow on the grounds of the Cabinet Office.
Governor George Fergusson will deliver the Speech from the Throne at approximately 11am.
The Bermuda Regiment will...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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A man jailed for attempted murder had his prison sentence extended yesterday after he admitted assaulting two prison officers.
Jahmel Glenn Blakeney, 30, is currently serving a 30-year sentence for the attempted murder of Shaki Minors and his girlfri...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flights between Bermuda and the US East Coast are expected to resume today following the havoc wreaked on that area by superstorm Sandy.
Meanwhile the Island’s container ships have all been delayed by the monster storm, and the cruise ship Regatta ha...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A double fundraising boost has rounded off the first year of operation for sexual abuse awareness charity SCARS.
Saving Children and Revealing Secrets has worked with youth service workers and others to help them identify and properly react to child ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A Warwick man who threatened One Bermuda Alliance candidate Jefferson Sousa has been freed after spending just over a month in jail.
Dimitri Robinson, 33, of Spring Hill, was jailed after he was unable to raise bail on September 20.
He’d earlier plea...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fire swept through an unoccupied house in St Augustine Lane, Pembroke, in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Eight firefighters and two fire engines attended the scene after an emergency call about the fire at 4.24am.
Bermuda Fire and Rescue Servi...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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