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A jury has found drug smuggler Mary Johnson guilty of conspiring to import millions worth of cannabis to Bermuda.
Johnson, 53, of Edgeway Lane, Pembroke, was apprehended by US drug enforcement agents at Newark’s Liberty International Airport on Octob...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cabinet Minister Neletha Butterfield, Speaker Stanley Lowe, Deputy Speaker Randy Horton and backbenchers Ashfield DeVent, Wayne Furbert, Dennis Lister and Darius Tucker all face challenges at Progressive Labour Party primaries this month.
Contests ar...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Pembroke MP Ashfield DeVent yesterday repeated his call for a rethink on tackling Bermuda’s drugs problem after thieves stole cash from his own home.
Intruders made off with a sizeable amount of money from the Friswells Road property, owned by Mr DeV...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Police are investigating the sudden death of an 18-month-old child at a residential day care facility last week.
The boy was found “in an unresponsive state” on Friday. Said a Police spokesman: “The child was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospit...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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Other
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A teenager was yesterday charged with committing a daylight robbery that left a tourist injured.
Jermaine Usher, 19, denied the offence in Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that Canadian Ryan Emms was driving a rented scooter on North Shore Road in...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Parents will be given advice on building strong families at a series of events later this month.
The Parenting Tool Kit Symposium will feature themes: How To Instill Values and Spirituality, Surviving The Teenage Age Years, Boys And Identity, Parenti...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Strong winds are likely tomorrow night as Tropical Storm Maria heads north from the Caribbean but the storm is no longer expected to reach hurricane strength.
Maria’s effects should be noticeable by this evening, strengthening with a few showers late...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A judge suspects a man facing fraud charges who has been seeking lengthy medical treatment overseas is “malingering”.
Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves yesterday ordered Cedric Oates to return to Bermuda by November 21 to stand trial, or face the possibi...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Former Progressive Labour Party Senator Phil Perinchief warned his party not to fall into the trap of underestimating the One Bermuda Alliance with its newcomer leader.
Mr Perinchief was one of a number of political analysts to note the new direction...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A 38-year-old Sandys man was yesterday charged with sexually exploiting two girls under the age of ten.
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged with three counts of touching a girl under the age of 14 for a sexual purpose, an...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
