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Four Chinese immigrants arrested in Bermuda and two others kicked-out over the weekend were part of an international operation to smuggle people illegally into the United States, Home Affairs Minister Terry Lister said yesterday.
The four, travelling...
DATE: Jan 16, 2003
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Immigration handled the controversial refusal of a work permit for Dr.Jonathan Murray properly, Home Affairs Minister Terry Lister said yesterday.
He said he could not be responsible for the "furore" over the refusal - which resulted in many letters ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2003
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A Supreme Court murder trial was abruptly halted yesterday morning by an unusual legal challenge on the part of two overseas defence lawyers.
Quincy Stanley Brangman and Everett Jahni Bean are accused of the July 21, 2001 murder of Tekle Mallory at t...
DATE: Jan 16, 2003
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A 17-year-old will stand trial on drugs charges after he appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Jason Pimental, pictured, of Hamilton Parish, pleaded not guilty to three charges of importing cannabis, possession and possession with intent to suppl...
DATE: Jan 16, 2003
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A 12-year-old girl testified in Supreme Court yesterday that her former primary school teacher fondled her on a number of occasions and tried to put his face on her private parts.
The testimony was the most serious to date in the trial of a 53-year-o...
DATE: Jan 15, 2003
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Top prosecutor Khamisi Tokunbo will have to fight if he wants to keep his position as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) after the Governor decided not to automatically renew his contract.
The $115,000-a-year job is to be advertised in the local P...
DATE: Jan 15, 2003
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Computer students at Bermuda College may fail to graduate this year after their expatriate lecturer had his work permit mysteriously pulled without notice.
College president Dr. Michael Orenduff last night said he was attempting to persuade the Minis...
DATE: Jan 15, 2003
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The principle promoter of a planned concert featuring opera star Jose Carreras has promised that the show will definitely go ahead, despite another setback.
US promoter Karl Hofer announced earlier this week that his company had been unable to come t...
DATE: Jan 15, 2003
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A Dutch national has been jailed for ten years after being found guilty of importing more than $200,000 of cocaine into Bermuda.
Eddy Frankyln Filiciana, 44, showed no emotion as the foreman of the 11-woman one-man jury announced guilty verdicts on t...
DATE: Jan 15, 2003
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Police will be distributing road safety pamphlets at Crow Lane and busy traffic lights today in a bid to encourage motorists to obey new seatbelt laws.
The new law kicked in at the start of this year and while drivers have been given a one year grace...
DATE: Jan 15, 2003
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