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Soldier D testified at Major Brangman’s 2001 acquittal
By Sam Strangeways
A former soldier has told how he testified against Glenn Brangman in court more than ten years ago — then watched him walk free after a magistrate kicked the sex assault case ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Government should focus on shared parenting rather than targeting fathers who can’t afford child support, according to Childwatch.
Childwatch co-founder Edward Tavares said schemes suggested by Community and Culture Minister Wayne Scott to punish fat...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government must do more to limit the high cost of food on the Island, according to Kevin Santucci.
Corporation of Hamilton Chaplain Santucci praised the Government for taking action to help members of the public suffering due to the economic conditio...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
“It has been something I think about on an almost daily basis,” said Soldier A, of the moment he was allegedly sexually assaulted by Major Glenn Brangman at Warwick Camp.
“I have really tried to forget the whole thing, I really have, and I haven’t be...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
Larry Woolgar is lucky to be alive after being repeatedly hacked by a machete-wielding home intruder he believes intended to kill him.
“I honestly didn’t think I was going to live to see another day,” said Mr Woolgar, 61, of the February 26 attack in...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Police Service has welcomed 19 new Reserve Police Constables to the force.
A total of 18 Bermudians and one spouse of a Bermudian were officially named Reserve Constables during a passing out ceremony at Prospect Police Recreation Club ha...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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A former Bermuda Regiment conscript claims he was sexually assaulted in the shower by Glenn Brangman at Warwick Camp more than 20 years ago and was left so distraught he attempted suicide.Soldier C contacted The Royal Gazette in tears after reading t...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
Government today announced the members of a new committee established to modernise Bermuda’s labour laws.
Lawyers Alan Dunch and Wendell Hollis, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert and Bermuda Public Services Union general secretary Ed B...
DATE: Nov 20, 2013
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Ombudsman for Bermuda Arlene Brock believes a lawsuit against her by the Corporation of Hamilton potentially threatens the existence of her office in Bermuda.
Appearing in the Supreme Court before Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman, who is debating whether...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Some civil servants are being awarded “exorbitant” benefits packages with overtime pay that is “significantly higher than the norm in the private sector”, according to the SAGE Commission.
And Government employees have been able to secure generous de...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
