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Government claimed that an animal cruelty case thrown out of court yesterday should never have been prosecuted in the first place. However, the SPCA said that Government’s attitude showed they cannot rely on them for support, and will have to look el...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Convicted fraudster Daniel Two Feathers has agreed to plead guilty to a string of counts in relation to a Ponzi scheme involving Bermudian Andre Curtis.
Federal court documents in the United States show Two Feathers has struck a plea agreement with t...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Two St George’s women admitted shoplifting after they were caught with stolen underwear and beauty products.
Brittaney Symonds and Tahirah Butterfield, both 19, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to multiple counts of theft.
Crown counsel Geoffrey ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Trade Union Congress and the Bermuda Industrial Union have agreed in principle to Government’s wage cut and pensions contribution freeze proposal.
The agreement was immediately praised by Kim Swan, interim Leader of the UBP. But the One Bermuda A...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Awards will be presented to outstanding teenagers at a ceremony at Fairmont Hamilton.
Teen Services says the 104 nominees for its Outstanding Teen Awards have demonstrated leadership abilities and given renewed hope that the Island’s future is in goo...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Local realtors are anxious to hear what sort of relief will be granted as a result of the government review on the land policy for home-ownership by non-Bermudians.
One realtor told The Royal Gazette, the only thing that will revive Bermuda’s ailing ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Other
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A husband angry at the treatment his sick wife received at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has formed a group for other dissatisfied patients and relatives.
Allan DeSilva, 77, says more than 25 people have agreed to join his committee, which is cal...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A section of Dundonald Street will be closed to traffic today to accommodate the funeral of a police officer.
Police Constable Sandy Rowe joined the Bermuda Police Service in 2007.
Originally from Jamaica, she died suddenly while undergoing surgery a...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Paget man spotted riding erratically early Saturday morning was one of 15 people arrested this weekend.
Officers were carrying out speed checks in Southampton around 1.15am, when they saw a motorcycle being driven in an erratic manner.
A Police spo...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 23-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after police received reports of a group of men on motorcycles, reportedly responsible for the wilful damage of a vehicle.
However, police denied that there was any altercation at the Southampton Ranger...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes