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Seniors have been left “languishing” at a nursing facility while repairs to one of the Island’s main rest homes have been stalled.
Shadow Minister for Seniors Louise Jackson called it “scandalous” that Lefroy House Care Community in Sandys has not be...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Community activist Carlton Simmons has appeared in Magistrates’ Court on charges of obstructing police.
Mr Simmons denied wilfully obstructing Acting Sergeant Sonson on June 17, as well as publicly using offensive words.
He was arrested after the inc...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young whizz-kids are having their first taste of the financial world with a summer programme combining work and study.
A total of 12 students from the Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy are currently taking part in The Maths Springboard work...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Lawyers have welcomed plans for a new Immigration appeals board but they say it will only be a success if board members aren’t politically biased.
Those in the legal profession are in favour of plans to make the Immigration appeals process more “inde...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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Local talent will be pulling out all the stops this weekend for a charity concert in aid of crash victim Dion Ford.
The father-of-three sustained serious internal injuries when he and his best friend, Lenario Simmons, were involved in a head-on cras...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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Persons arrested on suspicion of firearms offences will now be held in prison to ease overcrowding in police cells.
Members of the Senate agreed it “made sense” to amend the law in light of the increase in gun violence across the community.
The Firea...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Progressive Labour Party member John Gibbons praised his party for its democratic nature as he prepares to battle in a St George’s West primary for the second time in less than a year.
Mr Gibbons was rolled out as the PLP’s general election candidate...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A 21-year-old who threatened a taxi driver by gesturing in a shooting motion with his hands was fined $1,500 in Magistrates’ Court.
Umdae Woolridge, of Miss Vickey Lane, in St George’s, admitted to using threatening behaviour towards taxi driver Ric...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The City of Hamilton is looking to get more feedback from the community by allowing members of the public to ask questions during board meetings.
At a public meeting at City Hall, board members discussed a motion that would create a period where audi...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The man implementing wide-ranging reforms under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) hopes they should be fully in place by next year.
Mark Crampton, a former senior officer from the UK, is managing the four-phase introduction of the legislati...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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