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Kenneth Bascome was re-elected as Mayor of St George's last night as hundreds of residents from the town went to the polls for the first time to elect Corporation members.
Alfonso Harris, who owns Churchill’s cigar and liquor store on York Street, wa...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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A British family kicked off the Island after living here for 20 years has abandoned its fight to return.
Stephen Tomlinson and his wife Kirsty made headlines earlier this week after they called on the British Government to plead their case.
The pair...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Judith Stewart, co-founder of Project Action, died this week after a long period of illness.
Project Action co-founder, Cindy Swan yesterday called Ms Stewart a caring, compassionate and loving person. “We will miss her dearly, but we at Project Acti...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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A man serving a 25-year prison sentence was yesterday accused of having cannabis in jail.
Quincy Brangman, 33, denied one count of possessing cannabis in an increased penalty zone, specifically Westgate Correctional Facility.
Senior Magistrate Archib...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 16-year-old who violated his probation conditions was jailed for nine months.
Taaj Muhammad was put on probation last November after he admitted taking a chain from another teen.
Since then he’s been detained by police on two occasions and rarely a...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The grieving mother of Westgate inmate Kino Outerbridge told an inquest into his death that her difficulty getting answers had caused her to suspect a cover-up.
However, the prison’s senior nursing officer Russ Ford told the jury he wouldn’t have don...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board has been officially designated as an international training centre for emergency cardiac care courses by the American Heart Association.
Twenty-one hospital staff have earned their accreditation as instructors for basic li...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The soldiers of the Bermuda Regiment have continued to tackle challenge after challenge as the overseas training camp in Jamaica nears its conclusion.
A Regiment spokesman said that for the last two days a team of VIPs, including Governor Sir Richard...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A prosecutor urged the “unsung heroes” on the jury in a government fraud trial to convict Kyril Burrows and his wife of robbing the public purse.
Susan Mulligan said of the alleged crimes, in which the pair are accused of pocketing more than $553,000...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Lawmakers are slated to debate just one piece of legislation today — the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act, 2012, which would give the authorities the power to seize ill-gotten gains derived from the illicit drug trade.
The new law would clear the lega...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Politics
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