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Gang affiliation: Police have said they don’t consider Mr Ferguson to have been a gang member but the crime had “elements of a gang shooting” and happened in an area considered to be the territory of the West-end MOB (Money Over Bitches) gang...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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A child playing on Hen Island in St George’s Harbour made a grim discovery a human skeleton possibly buried for more than 175 years.
Andrew Baylay, chairman of the National Trust’s Archaeological Research Committee, said that the bones were discovere...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of hitting a police inspector with a car while trying to evade arrest on Friday has been charged in court.
Aswad Wilson, 27, is alleged to have accelerated the vehicle towards Inspector Troy Glasgow, 46, who suffered an arm injury when ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Angry commuters are considering renting a minibus to travel to work in a boycott against a ferry route’s 100 percent fare increase.
Users of the pink ferry route are “very disappointed” that plans to double the cost of a ticket have now been finalise...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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A Warwick man was sentenced to 30 days at Westgate after admitting drunkenly breaking a window at a Hamilton restaurant.
Don Kirk Simmons, 48, from Farm Lane, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to one count of wilful damage.
Crown counsel Tawana Ta...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A prosecutor is today due to open the case against a man accused of attempted murder.
Marico Bassett, 21, is alleged to have shot Randolph Lightbourne in Sandys last July 23.
He is charged with attempted murder and using a firearm to commit attempted...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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Court
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The founder of a global violence prevention programme says it would take “just a phone call” for his team to move in and stop the gang warfare plaguing Bermuda’s streets.
Gary Slutkin, who founded the CeaseFire programme, is promising “fast results”...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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Crime
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St Mark’s Church is to hold a fish fry for the family of a five-year-old in hopes of raising money for his surgery overseas.
Doctors determined when Frederick Smith was born that his oesophagus wasn’t connected to his stomach. He has had to undergo t...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeless man was sent to jail after he admitted stealing more than $7,000 in cash and items.
Sonny Bell, 49, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of burglary items valued at $5,500 were taken from Paraquet Restaurant in Paget and $2,630 was take...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College students staged a mass boycott of their campus cafeteria in a protest over prices yesterday.
According to Stephen Lightbourne, vice president of the student council, the action against the Buzz cafe will continue today.
Protest leader...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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