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A 35-year-old prisoner pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis in Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Kirk Orlando Mundy admitted having 0.96 grams of the drug in his cell. Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner added 18 months to the 16-year sentence he is n...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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An amendment limiting the age of children eligible for Child Day Care Allowance was passed unanimously in the Senate yesterday.
The Child Day Care Allowance Amendment Act 2009 was debated in the House of Assembly last month.
It reduces the maximum ag...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Senators yesterday rounded on insurance companies accused of leaving seniors out in the cold since the arrival of FutureCare.
Many people are said to have been driven into the initiative after insurance firms reacted to its introduction by raising th...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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Tim Smith
Bermuda residents can expect their health insurance premiums to jump next year after a big increase in claims in 2009.
The bosses of two major health insurance companies, Argus and BF&M, yesterday said the number of referrals to overseas hospitals — ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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Government Senator Walton Brown yesterday challenged Shadow Tourism Minister Michael Dunkley to ask any questions he likes about the Coco Reef Resort project.
Sen. Brown – chairman of the board of governors at Bermuda College which has had responsibi...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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A teenager accused of two murders told a jury he's innocent, and that he only admitted his guilt twice on tape out of fear of the real culprit.
Darronte Dill claimed he was at home asleep when Frederick Gilbert and Maxwell Brangman were stabbed to de...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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Volunteers are needed by the Women's Resource Centre to help out with two tag days this month.
The fund-raising will take place Friday and Saturday, December 18 and 19.
Toni Bridgewater, the centre's community educator/membership coordinator, said: "...
DATE: Dec 09, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
The Mirrors programme is hosting a community service day this Saturday.
Staff, volunteers and participants will be at the Sunshine League from 9 a.m.
A Government spokesman said: "This event is being held as an expression of the Mirrors Programme's c...
DATE: Dec 09, 2009
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A radio presenter is appealing to the public to help her give needy children and seniors a merry Christmas.
Kristy Burgess — aka Miss Thang — needs clothing, toys, food vouchers and gift certificates for 25 recipients chosen by listeners of her Hott ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
There were more than 40 road collisions last week, Police said.
From November 30 to December 7, there were 11 collisions resulting in injury, 32 resulting in damage, and seven people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.
A Bermuda Police Service...
DATE: Dec 09, 2009
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