153797 results returned for search: "" category "News"
On June 11 this year, four prisoners from Guantánamo Bay landed in Bermuda, sparking a local and international media frenzy. Six months on, the former terror suspects are happily settled on the Island, leading quiet, busy lives far removed from their...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Ewart Brown says addressing the psychological problems of at-risk schoolchildren could be the key to solving Bermuda's troubles with gang violence.
The Premier believes the relevant individuals can be identified at school and given the right ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A man appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with conspiracy to import cannabis and cocaine.
Kyle Ingham, 24, is accused of conspiring to import cannabis on November 2, 2008, with Dennis Wright, Kenneth Butterfield, and "persons unknown".
H...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
More tenants will be protected against arbitrary rent hikes, under legislation due to be debated in the House of Assembly today.
Any home with an annual rental value of $27,000 ($2,250 a month) will be covered under rent control rules, as part of the...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A 25-year-old who plotted to bring drugs, guns and ammunition into Bermuda was yesterday jailed for 13 years.
Puisine Judge Carlisle Greaves sentenced Kershun Dublin to ten years' imprisonment for conspiring to import four firearms and more than 160 ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
In one of his darkest moments at the height of the Uighurs controversy, Premier Ewart Brown told his critics: "This too shall pass."
Six months on, Dr. Brown believes he's been proved right.
"It has passed," the Premier told The Royal Gazette yesterd...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A group of teachers is calling for the Ministry of Education to implement early childhood education standards to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
The recommendation was submitted to the Ministry of Education along with three others by fi...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
A trio who bludgeoned a man with a cognac bottle and stole $13,600 worth of items from him during a house raid was yesterday jailed for five years.
Troy Burgess, 21, Detre Ford, 16, and Clarke Fox, 17, were jailed for three years for burglary and fiv...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Bermuda Government will offer $650 off accommodation to UK visitors at 11 hotels on the Island next year and hopes British Airways reciprocates with a discounted fare.
Premier and Tourism Minister Ewart Brown told Breaking Travel News the initiative ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Nearly 100 people showed up for a peace rally at the House of Assembly at midday.
The event was organised by Antonio Belvedere to draw attention to increasing violence on the Island.
Six men carried a coffin representing all those who have died and ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
