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Government MP Ashfield DeVent has called for Bermuda's cannabis laws to be liberalised as he chastised fellow MPs for being reluctant to debate the issue.
Mr. DeVent said he had been impressed that people such as surgeon Joseph Froncioni were willing...
DATE: Oct 01, 2009
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An attack victim yesterday claimed the man accused of trying to kill him approached him in the street before his trial and said: "You need to drop these charges."
Kevon Albouy — who allegedly suffered six knife wounds after being set upon by three me...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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The perception that race is behind the disparity in earnings between black and white Bermudians is put forward for "political and visceral reasons", the head of the Bermuda Employers' Council said yesterday.
BEC executive director Martin Law said he ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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Former Narcotics head Larry Smith says Bermuda's burgeoning drug crime can be blamed on a switch to soft Policing.
And he said any move to legalize drugs to stem Bermuda's crime wave would merely bankroll rich dealers while turning more users into vi...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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Police seek witnesses to attempted robbery
Four men, three with blades, attempted to rob a 63-year-old woman Monday night.
The victim, a St. George's woman, was able to escape unharmed after a motorcycle passing through the area caused the armed robb...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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Radio docudrama to highlight dock strike
Fifty years after the 1959 dock strike, a docudrama about the moment in the Island's history will air on the radio tomorrow.
The docudrama, performed by Wendy Davis-Johnson and Leo Mills, will be followed by a...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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An overseas fish expert yesterday called the recent fish die-off concerning.
But he urged people to use common sense when it came to eating fish, saying the majority of those caught are safe.
Wolfgang Vogelbein is a highly regarded fish pathologist a...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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A convicted murderer claimed prison officials told him not to testify at the inquest into the death of his friend Lorenzo Robinson.
Antoine Anderson said he had "been advised not to take the stand by higher officers, so [he might] suffer certain cons...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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A commuter is calling for better safety precautions on the Island's ferries after he saw a woman fall and break her leg.
He claims that despite the slippery deck of Warbaby Fox, there were no wet floor signs, no anti-slip mats and apart from the pilo...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has told Premier Ewart Brown that the UK's belief that the Guantánamo Bay Uighurs should not have been brought to Bermuda remains unchanged.
Mr. Miliband could visit the Island for further talks as part of a w...
DATE: Sep 30, 2009
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