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US President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama, right recieves his medal and diploma from the the Chairman of the Nobel committee Thorbjorn Jagland, left at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall in Oslo
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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A man accused of causing his friend serious injury in a drink-driving crash was yesterday remanded in custody pending a trial date.
Shawn Gibson had earlier pleaded not guilty to charges that he caused grievous bodily harm to Daniel Wilks while impa...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has bent over backwards to help the Uighurs from Guantánamo Bay settle here in their first six months, according to one of their US attorneys.
Jason Pinney told The Royal Gazette yesterday: "We have had other clients go to Palau and Albania. ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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Bermudian anti-gang activist Dennis Rahiim Watson was honoured in New York for his 'Stop The Violence' campaign.
Mr. Watson was presented with a citation of merit from Ruben Diaz Jr., President of the borough of the Bronx.
He was given the award on M...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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The Corporation of Hamilton is to pay $1.5 million towards the cost of an X-ray machine to scan shipping containers for drugs and guns.
The City is to pay half towards the device, with the rest of the $3 million funded by Government.
Currently all co...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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The Corporation of Hamilton is to hire six City Rangers to fight crime and anti-social behaviour.
The move was announced at a Board meeting into the City's 2010 Budget yesterday.
Announcing $700,000 towards the initiative, City mayor Charles Gosling ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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A teenager was sentenced to two years' probation yesterday for his part in a burglary in which a man was bludgeoned with a cognac bottle.
The occupant, Jahdean Gibbons, was beaten so badly he lost consciousness and had to have nine stitches and five ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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The Police Complaints Authority received 138 new complaints in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Home Affairs Minister David Burch said yesterday.
Providing details from the annual reports of those three years, the Senator said the Authority had dealt with 15 of ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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The Bermuda Democratic Alliance yesterday unveiled its platform on crime — including the creation of anti-gang legislation, greater use of technology such as CCTV, and tougher drunk driving laws.
The Alliance says it would deter gang involvement by i...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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Opposition Leader Kim Swan called for Premier Ewart Brown to "stop playing politics and focus on the job at hand".
Mr. Swan issued a statement yesterday condemning Dr. Brown for releasing a joint statement with the Governor Sir Richard Gozney, only t...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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