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Twenty-four middle school students who failed a transfer exam will be promoted to senior school after a decision by the Ministry of Education's Appeals Committee.
According to the Ministry, "several" parents of those students affected made appeals on...
DATE: Sep 04, 2009
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Gang retaliation has led to an increase in crimes against people according to new statistics released by Police today.
The second quarter crime statistics are based on a new reporting system which covers 437 offences. Only 66 offences were covered un...
DATE: Sep 04, 2009
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Twelve people have been arrested for firearms offences during the first six months of the year, as Police see arrest figures jump 25 percent.
In the second quarter crime statistics press conference yesterday Police declined to say how many guns they ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2009
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Police will have new powers from Monday to search premises without a warrant but the man spearheading the measures says they do not allow officers to raid people's homes whenever they like.
According to Mark Crampton, implementation manager for the P...
DATE: Sep 04, 2009
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A Police officer admitted hitting a suspect in a defensive "slap" manoeuvre when he arrested him in a drugs and guns case.
However, Detective Constable Shannon Swan denied allegations from a defence lawyer that he and a colleague attacked Kershun Dub...
DATE: Sep 04, 2009
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against two men who were charged with wounding and carrying a machete.
Bryce Leonard Place, aged 37, of Warwick, and Jamel Evans, 38, of Sandys, were accused of wounding Jahvonne James with intent to do him bodily har...
DATE: Sep 04, 2009
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The first inductee to Bermuda's Music Hall of Fame passed away yesterday.
Jazz trumpeter Vernon "Ghandi" Pendlebury Burgess died at the age of 84.
Mr. Burgess was the first Bermudian to be musical director of an American cruise ship, according to a b...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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A Portuguese national was found dead yesterday morning at a Town Hill Road, Flatts home where he was working.
Officers attended the scene just after nine o'clock, where the man was pronounced dead by a doctor.
The 26-year-old was a guest worker, empl...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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Postal workers will visit neighbourhoods in the coming weeks to ensure all residents are compliant with the new Post Office regulations.
As of Monday, all homes were required to display a prominent house number, and place mailboxes as close to the ro...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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Two robberies took place on Warwick Long Bay within minutes of each other on Tuesday afternoon.
Police report that around 12.30 p.m. and 12.45 p.m. respectively a group of locals and later a visiting couple were approached on the beach by a man with...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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