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A childminder faces jail over the death of a toddler who died of accidental strangulation in his playpen after she left him home alone.
Nasir Burgess, aged 18 months, was left close to an electrical cord dangling from an air conditioning unit. It got...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A woman charged with assaulting her young son with a belt told police that the boy had been causing trouble in school.
While she admitted using the boy’s school belt to discipline him, she said the punishment did not leave any visible injuries.
“[My ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
He’s no stranger to climbing mountains and Eric Robinson’s first hike for charity proved exhilarating as he expected and also brutal.
Mr Robinson took on the Sierra Nevada on the US West Coast to raise money for the Island’s at-risk youth.
Crossing 1...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Rodney Smith was named as the OBA’s General Election candidate for Southampton West.
He will challenge the ruling party’s Randy Horton, for Constituency 32.
Mr Horton comfortably took the seat at the last election, earning 629 votes to 366 won by the...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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An English couple recently spent their golden anniversary on Bermuda’s pink shores.
Ron and Val Little, both 72, spent two weeks at Grotto Bay Resort in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Mr Little fell in love with the Island in 1964, w...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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Other
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A childminder faces up to three years in jail for endangering the life of a toddler who died in her care.
Nasir Burgess, aged 18 months, was strangled in his playpen after he got an electrical cord from a nearby air conditioner wrapped around his nec...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Police today named the victim of a shooting as 42-year-old Michael Steven Phillips.
He was gunned down shortly after 9.30pm yesterday outside the Mid Atlantic Boat Club. The murder is the fourth death caused by the use of a firearm in Bermuda this ye...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is being warned to brace itself as Tropical Storm Rafael rushes towards the Island.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service's 12 noon update today, the storm is due to be at its closest at 10pm tomorrow when it will be 118 miles to the east ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service has advertised for tenders to transform limited CCTV surveillance coverage into an Island-wide system.
The advertisement appeared in the Official Gazette, calling on tenders to submit bids for the “implementation, maintenan...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Diagnosed with terminal cancer, New York resident Patti Svika-Buckner made it her goal to visit Bermuda one last time.
Mrs Svika-Buckner’s final trip became a reality this summer, but she passed away shortly after returning home.
Now her daughter, Ch...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
