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Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess yesterday blamed the Attorney General’s Chambers for a writ directing a potential $2 million in damages to himself instead of Government.
He was responding to criticism after taxpayer dollars were spent funding his and ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A woman who was Shaki Crockwell’s girlfriend when he was murdered told a jury he was due to meet his friend Kinte Smith at the location where he was shot.
Prosecutors allege that Derek Spalding, who is on trial at Supreme Court, lured Mr Crockwell to...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Budget restraints cut the number of new recruits at the Bermuda Regiment in half this year, but when it comes to enthusiasm the small platoon is twice as lively.
And several male recruits who were firmly against conscription two weeks ago have had a...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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The Government has defended consultancy payments made to board members of the Bermuda Land Development Company and accused Heather Jacobs Matthews, the Auditor General, of failing the Bermuda public.
In response to Mrs Matthews’ scathing Special Repo...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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Politics
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For Berkeley Institute freshman Jordan Bascome, just being quick in the classroom isn’t enough.
Bascome is working day and night to excel not only in the classroom, but also on the track.
The 14-year-old pentathlete has already represented Bermuda at...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An investigation is underway after two ponies died and a third was badly injured in a stable fire in Paget yesterday morning.
Two stable owners who tried to rescue their animals from the fire needed to be treated for smoke inhalation.
Last night, in ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Royal Gazette’s A Right To Know: Giving People Power campaign, launched in January 2008, called on Government to open up to the public all quangos, including the Bermuda Land Development Corporation (BLDC).
We asked that these taxpayer-funded ent...
DATE: Jan 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The father of murder-accused Derek Spalding told a jury his son confessed to the crime and asked him to be his alibi.
The man told his son’s Supreme Court trial he reported this to police after he became scared his son would kill him too.
He cannot b...
DATE: Jan 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Investigations into the deaths of two brothers who perished after their wooden boat crashed upon the breakers near St David’s continued yesterday.
Mikel (Michael) Williams, 58, and Mustafa Abdul-Hadee, 59, were both found floating among debris by sev...
DATE: Jan 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews has questioned the “tone at the top” of Government after uncovering two instances of the misuse of public funds and being refused information to fully investigate them.
Mrs Matthews revealed in a scathing repor...
DATE: Jan 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
