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A prosecutor urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the conviction of Kevin Warner due to “overwhelming evidence” that he was guilty of murdering Dekimo ‘Purple’ Martin.
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Carrington Mahoney was presenting his case a...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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Court
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The Worker’s Voice must publish a retraction for a story about KFC which blurred facts and commentary, according to the Media Council.
Earlier this year Kentucky Fried Chicken (Bermuda) Ltd filed a complaint about a January 30 article in the Worker’s...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The mother of tug-of-love teen Jasai Burrows has been sentenced to 200 days in a Florida jail for abducting him.
Kim Sakena Swan, 40, snatched her son and disappeared with him at a Florida courthouse in May 2011.
The court hearing was supposed to eff...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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Court
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The report of hidden cameras in a Middle School girls’ bathroom sent shock waves throughout Bermuda’s community of helping professionals who are now calling for a clean sweep islandwide.
Executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, Laurie Shiell, ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A woman who cursed at police attempting to search her home for a suspect has been fined for her behaviour.
Jaynae Dillas, 27, pleaded guilty to both obstructing officers and using offensive words, telling the court the officers were being disrespectf...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s man who threatened to rip an officer’s head off, has been jailed for a month.
Michael Eugene Douglas, 31, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to using offensive words and threatening behaviour.
Crown counsel Cindy Clarke said officers ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Minister of Health Zane DeSilva congratulated five students who participated in recent FutureCare debates.
Marcus Bean of CedarBridge Academy, William Campbell of Saltus Grammar School, Glen Simmons of Berkeley Institute, Jashonae Smith of Mount Sain...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board is celebrating its blood donor heroes and seeking out new ones through a YouTube video and poster campaign.
The move is in advance of tomorrow’s observance of World Blood Donor Day.
The campaign’s two-and-a-half minute Yo...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Neglected areas of town will not be left behind as tourism chiefs try to turn Hamilton into an iconic modern city, Mayor Graeme Outerbridge said yesterday.
Mr Outerbridge will push for North East Hamilton to feature prominently in a central destinati...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Latvian sailor Janis Zegelis has been jailed for 25 years for importing $48 million worth of cocaine, a gun and 192 bullets into Bermuda on his yacht.
Meting out the sentence yesterday, Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves said: “This is a case of historica...
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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