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A 37-year-old Devonshire man was ordered to pay a heavy fine of $2,000 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday for possessing four bags of cannabis in an increased penalty zone.
Worrell Bean of Cedar Park was arrested near Prospect Primary School on the nigh...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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Court
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A “gap in the system” pointed out by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner has been amended by the Senate.
Attorney General Kim Wilson joked that her presentation of the Bail Amendment Act, 2012 “may perhaps be the shortest brief in history”, adding: “T...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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Politics
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Pledging to take aim at gang leaders and stamp out “the terrorists in our midst”, the Senate approved get-tough legislation aspiring to eliminate gang activity by the end of 2015.
The Criminal Code Amendment Act 2012 also represents “the first time w...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 34-year-old who claimed he was racing to take his pregnant girlfriend to hospital when caught speeding, was yesterday fined $400 for the offence.
Kameron Fox was travelling on his motorcycle at 82kph when stopped by police on March 19.
Crown counse...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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Court
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A vessel bound for Turkey diverted to Bermuda last night, to offload a sick crew member.
The 25-year-old Filipino, who was aboard the bulk carrier Amfialos, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment for an infection.
The ship, head...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Progressive Labour Party is to hold a public meeting aimed at strengthening the community.
Government Ministers and representatives from various helping agencies will speak tonight at the 7.30pm forum at Devonshire Recreation Club.
Families Minis...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A man could be disqualified from driving after being charged with operating an electric scooter while impaired.
Adam Petty, 25, pleaded not guilty in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to the charges of impaired driving and driving with excess alcohol in h...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Bermudian laws do not allow for the Sex Offenders Registry to be in the public domain, according to Attorney General Kim Wilson.
She further denied that she has been in meetings with interest groups to develop a protocol for the release of informatio...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A marine exploration company — whose founding director is former Premier David Saul — has discovered silver worth $38 million in a Second World War shipwreck.
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc, a deep-ocean exploration company, said it recovered about 4...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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Other
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Environmentalists BEST backed calls for a policy unit on housing, but raised doubts over claims of soaring prices.
Meanwhile the One Bermuda Alliance weighed into the debate by urging Government to find ways of letting homeless people make use of the...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
