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The mother of a molested girl said yesterday she was outraged that the man responsible was given a suspended sentence.
Joshua Crockwell, 22, was convicted earlier this year of sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl in a 2010 incident.
Chief Justice ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Leslie delivered lashing rains and gusts near hurricane force, but the sprawling storm luckily skipped east of the Island by about 145 miles.
“Bermuda has been blessed,” National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief declared as the Emerg...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
Plans are being considered to move the Hamilton Ferry Terminal.
No details as to where the terminal would be moved or what would become of the current site have been disclosed, with the project said to be still in the early discussion stage.
A spokes...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Government should drop plans to turn a section of Astwood Park into a scrambling track, according to the Minister responsible for the national park’s creation.
Former UBP Minister Quinton Edness, who oversaw the 1980 purchase of the land by Governmen...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Bermuda got “a hurricane party without a hurricane”, according to international storm chaser and Weather Channel celebrity Jim Cantore — but the Island scored high marks for “a great fire drill”.
This weekend marked the US meteorologist’s fourth visi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
Government should “reach out” to travel guide Frommer’s about its warning that Bermuda is repressive to gay people, says the United Bermuda Party.
Kim Swan, interim leader of the UBP, said that his party wants “a Bermuda that is fair and welcoming to...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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One of the Island’s technology entrepreneurs has thrown his online presence behind an ambitious campaign in support of the Island’s at-risk youth.
For Fireminds CEO Michael Branco, backing the New Beginnings $1 Million Campaign also offers a chance t...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drive to buy diapers resulted in a prison sentence for a St George’s man who admitted driving while disqualified.
Umdae Wooldridge, 23, was sentenced to ten days in prison after the court heard he already had two previous convictions for the offenc...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The ruling Progressive Labour Party has again criticised the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance for having “no solutions and no ideas” in the wake of the OBA's recent press conference on the economy.
Last week Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards and OB...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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New businesses and a busier summer season could be positive signs that St George's is on the road to recovery, according to Courtney Trott.
Mr Trott, secretary to the Corporation of St George, said that while the town still faces its share of challen...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
