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DATE: Dec 22, 2008
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Hamilton businessman Goodwin Davano Spencer was sentenced to seven years in prison yesterday for money laundering.
His case was the first of its kind tried under the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act 2007 & 2008, which broadened the definition of the c...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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A jury has found two prisoners guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on another inmate at Westgate Correctional Facility.
After two hours of deliberation, the jury delivered a unanimous verdict on both Kenneth Burgess and Kamel Trott....
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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Firefighters were called out to a small blaze at an opticians' in Melbourne House, Parliament Street, yesterday.
The fire started when paper ignited as staff at Argus Optical Company were heating a chemical solution at about 11 a.m.
It was out by the...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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A motorist was caught drink-driving after he crashed into a parked Police car.
A breathalyser test on Keevon Holdipp, 22, showed he had 135 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams.
Holdipp, of Pembroke, was...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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Philanthropist Dennis Sherwin, an influential figure in the 'Buy Back Bermuda' campaign, sadly passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Though not originally from Bermuda, Dennis Sherwin adopted the Island as his home in 1974, and investe...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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Government Senate leader David Burch hit out at doom and gloom merchants who he accused of trying to destroy the country yesterday.
Former Premier Sir John Swan came under fire as Sen. Burch claimed negative press was damaging the Island's reputation...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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A woman whose face was slashed in a violent attack was sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment yesterday after "taking the law into her own hands" and severely damaging her perpetrator's car.
Tanya Darrell, 36, of WB's Way in Hamilton Parish, admitted to ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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Senators passed a bill yesterday allowing the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to impose $500,000 fines against institutions which flout regulations.
The Proceeds of Crime Regulations (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2008 requires the BMA to maintai...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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Julian Hall the man who many believe was targeted by a bill to banish bankrupt barristers yesterday voiced joy at a new law tossing out that restriction which he labelled a political vendetta.
Mr. Hall said he could now practise law in Bermuda courts...
DATE: Dec 20, 2008
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