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A convicted paedophile had his sentence increased to 14 years after Court of Appeal judges decided the original sentence was too low.
Melvin Martin was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison last November for sexually exploiting girls as young...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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A British coroner will definitely hold an inquest into the death in Bermuda of missing body parts victim Norman Palmer.
The inquiry into how the 57-year-old died at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on April 12, 2008, is expected to take place in May...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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High-rise buildings outside Hamilton are an inevitable consideration as Bermuda tackles the demands of its growing population, according to Environment Minister Glenn Blakeney.
The Minister says the Bermuda Plan 2008 aims to reduce saturation in and ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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A convicted drug smuggler who suffers from sickle-cell anaemia had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
Randolph Richardson represented himself after legal aid deemed he had no chance of success and refused to pay for a law...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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Rubber dinghy sparks alert
Five young men took a rubber dinghy out a little too far for people's comfort yesterday.
Members of the public called Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre and 911 when they saw the boys floating out near Black Watch Pass.
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DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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Round the world Bermudian yachtsman Alan Paris who sailed the same boat as a US teenager who this week had to be rescued during her solo voyage says he is sad to think that a vessel which helped create history is now floating adrift in the ocean.
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DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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The announcement that work will begin on low cost housing in Warwick without Government financing has left both Opposition parties with more questions than answers.
Yesterday UBP Senator Michael Dunkley said his party were concerned about the "confus...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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Immigration Minister David Burch was advised to "check" himself by the Senate President yesterday after he told his Opposition counterpart Michael Dunkley in the Upper Chamber: "You are not in charge here."
Senator Burch made the remark after refusin...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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A taste of the Island will come to Beantown today, when Bermuda Night is hosted at Boston's Fenway Park.
The idea is that baseball fans watching the Boston Red Sox play the Arizona Diamondbacks will be given a taste of Bermuda as a destination.
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DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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Housing Minister David Burch yesterday alleged that three opposition MPs never mentioned "their own potential criminal behaviour" when they called for next week's land licence deadline to be extended.
In a statement to the Senate in which he announce...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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