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A social smoker who admitted possessing 3.4 grams of cannabis was handed a conditional discharge in Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Aaron Trott, of Devonshire, told the court he started smoking weed from a young age and felt it wasn't really “that big...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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Court
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A scam text message has bombarded the Island.
Claiming to come from a Nokia representative, the message tells recipients they have won a ‘Nokia end-of-year mobile promo”.
Police said the Financial Crime Unit has received hundreds of complaints from i...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It’s taken 65 years, but former Royal Air Force serviceman Philip Lamb can finally feel he’s got the recognition he deserves for his heroic efforts during the Second World War.
Mr Lamb who has suffered chronic health problems most of his life after s...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Two more donors have added to a scholarship fund in memory of 22-year-old sailor Adam Goodwin.
Midsea Consultants, along with the staff of Strands Hair Salon, presented cheques to the Bermuda Sloop Foundation yesterday. The fund goes toward the train...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Unemployed and homeless.
It's a reality for Christopher, a 38-year-old who hasn't earned steady pay in more than two years.
He claims potential employers are turned off by his limited education and criminal record.
“I have a resume,” he said. “I ha...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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Other
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Meals on Wheels got some Christmas help from Capital G staff as part of the company's holiday giving back programme.
Volunteers helped make and deliver hot lunches to Bermuda's elderly and shut in.
The company chooses a different charity each Christm...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nearly two-thirds of residents have said they will be spending less cash this Christmas due to the economic downturn, according to a recent poll.
A Mindmaps survey showed that 64 percent of people would be cutting back on how much they spent this ho...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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Other
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Shadow National Security Minister Michael Dunkley yesterday called for all house buyers caught “fronting” to face the same outcome as the couple who bought Southampton property Laughing Waters.
About 20 homes are thought to have been purchased using ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Three Bermudians have been arrested after police swooped on a boat carrying more than $13 million worth of cannabis and cannabis resin.
The Bermuda-registered sloop had left the Island on November16, and appeared to be returning north from the Caribb...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
For one mother-of-five Christmas at her house is just like every other day of the year.
She is not able to give her children any toys or presents and says the most they usually get is dinner at a family member's home.
Things are particularly tough ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2010
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Other
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