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Final preparations for the reconvening of Parliament moved into high gear at the Bermuda Regiment yesterday as troops prepared for the traditional Guard of Honour at the Cabinet Office.
Governor George Fergusson will deliver his first Throne Speech a...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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More armed police will be deployed across the Island following a spate of firearms incidents and a rise in the number of shootings.
Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva said: “The number of rounds that have been discharged at each incident lately is h...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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Former St George’s Mayor and trailblazer Lois Perinchief died yesterday at the age of 86.
Ms Perinchief, who was born and raised in St George’s, made history in 1968 when she became Common Councillor for the Corporation of St George’s — the first wom...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Mustache's fell at the Clean Start Shave Off Party for a month of growing for the annual MO'vember campaign.
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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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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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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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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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
