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Minister of Justice Michael Scott admitted Bermuda’s Supreme Court facilities are “unsuitable and inadequate” for holding jury trials.
And he said extra security may have to be implemented due to the number of gang-related cases producing an “unsafe ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Court
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Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Mark Pettingill clashed with Attorney General Michael Scott as MPs rowed over sweeping cuts to the Justice budget.
Mr Pettingill complained it was illogical for funding on rehabilitation projects to go down while recidi...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The mother of a five-year-old alleged sexual assault victim recalled her child was “wide-eyed” and “upset” moments after she was said to have been attacked by a stranger.
The woman told a Supreme Court jury yesterday about the events that transpired...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Court
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The Law Reform Commission will be fully operational by April 1, Justice Minister Michael Scott announced yesterday.
MPs passed the Law Reform Commission Act in June 2009, but former Justice Minister Kim Wilson blamed an upsurge in violent crime for d...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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News that an anti-gang initiative is to be piloted in Bermuda’s prisons has been welcomed by the Prison Officers Association.
Chairman of the association, Craig Clarke, says members of every gang on the Island live alongside each other in Westgate, a...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The cost of the minimum health insurance package is to increase by 6.8 percent, Minister of Health Zane DeSilva announced yesterday.
The standard premium rate will cost $252.27 per month from April 1, up $16.13 from the current rate of $236.14.
The l...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A redevelopment of the concessions area at Horseshoe Bay has been approved by the Development Applications Board (DAB).
Phase one of the project, the construction of a new bathroom and shower area, is expected to be completed before the beginning of ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dame Jennifer Smith has the political will to reform the public schools, according to the Board of Education chairman.
Darren Johnston had previously stepped down as chairman when former Minister El James announced possible school closures through th...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Suspected gunman Marico Bassett allegedly shot Randolph Lightbourne in a bid to move up the ranks of a gang, prosecutors claimed yesterday.
The Crown, summarising its case against Mr Bassett, said the 20-year-old shot Mr Lightbourne for higher-rankin...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A five-year-old girl told police how she was sexually assaulted by a stranger while she was playing outside her home.
A male client of the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute is currently on trial at Supreme Court accused of attacking the youngster.
The ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Other
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