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Government's controversial media council bill will be scrapped if the industry fulfils its pledge to set up a voluntary watchdog, Premier Ewart Brown told MPs yesterday.
He revealed that Government had decided to review a proposal sent to him by Berm...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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New legislature tabled could allow Police to hold firearm suspects for as long as a month without pressing charges.
And a second bill put before the House of Assembly yesterday would make it more difficult for firearms suspects to receive bail.
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DATE: May 29, 2010
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Community leaders say it is time to listen to the cry of our hurting youngsters, after a fifth man was shot dead on Bermuda's streets yesterday.
Government and church leaders have spoken about the "senseless" and "unnecessary violence" that claimed t...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Firearms Amendment– Act 2010
• Allows Police to seek a "warrant of detention" from Supreme Court, allowing them to hold a firearms suspect for 14 days without charging them.
• After 14 days, the Police can seek an extension of another 14 days.
• Pena...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Twenty-four-year-old Dekimo "Purple" Martin was shot dead yesterday at his family home in Sandys.
Mr. Martin was recently released from jail where he was serving time for assaulting a woman, but those who knew him well say he was turning his life aro...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Government backbencher Randy Horton is to push for a joint parliamentary select committee to tackle gang and gun crime.
He joined several MPs in the House of Assembly who spoke on the need for solutions to the escalating violence after 24-year-old De...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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A stainless steel pool wasn't selected for the National Sports Centre (NSC) because one wouldn't hold up against Bermuda's climate, according to Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney.
He defended the position taken by NSC trustees, insisting the metal would...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Dekimo Martin is the fifth person to be shot dead this year.
Mr. Martin, 24, was killed in Peacock Crescent, Sandys, at 1.07 a.m. yesterday.
His death is the ninth gun-related murder since May 2009.
Those killed include:
Kenwandee 'Wheels' Robinson, ...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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A 27-year-old man died this morning (Saturday) after his motorcycle collided with a Belco truck.
A Police spokesman said: "First responders attended a collision between a Belco truck and a motorcycle that took place at approximately 2.40 a.m. this mo...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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A man whose car was used in a gang shooting urged Bermuda's gangsters to "put the guns down" and "try to forgive" as he was jailed for seven years yesterday.
Cervio Cox was convicted of being an accomplice to the triple shooting on Court Street last ...
DATE: May 28, 2010
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