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Bermuda should not get complacent over a lull in gang violence, the outgoing police commissioner has warned. Michael DeSilva said it is “not a time to be lulled into a false sense of security” and said the social problems at the root of gangs needed ...

Holiday turned to horror when Canadian tourists had their belongings stolen in their beloved Bermuda, where they have enjoyed visits for nearly 40 years. However, one local couple was determined to show John and Darlene Kersey the generous spirit of ...

A Sandys man was fined $300 today for the theft of groceries from a supermarket. John Pereira, 52, admitted taking items worth $9.34 from MarketPlace in Sandys on April 21. The court heard that Pereira put a Cadbury chocolate bar and a box of tea i...

A man today denied possession of more than 200 grammes of cannabis and the opioid fentanyl with intent to supply. Kinte Smith pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to having the drugs on May 3 last year. But the 32-year-old admitted having a gri...

Pitbull terriers were taken off the banned list of breeds by MPs yesterday. The controversial dogs are now on the restricted category, along with American bulldogs and American Staffordshire terriers. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, said:...

A 68-year-old man has admitted growing marijuana. James Dallas, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the cultivation of cannabis. The court heard that Dallas was arrested after police were called to investigate trespassing at the old prison headqua...

A women’s rights activist yesterday applauded the handful of men who took part in a discussion on sexual harassment. But Elaine Butterfield said she “would like to have seen more men come out and participate” at the Women’s Resource Centre’s #MeToo-s...

A senior has been charged with sexually touching a girl more than 40 years ago. The 73-year-old Smiths man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 14. The offence allegedly took place on an un...

The Supreme Court trial of a man accused of murdering Perry Puckerin Jr has ended in a mistrial. Jeremiah Dill, 34, had denied charges of premeditated murder and using a firearm to kill Mr Puckerin, who was fatally shot in Hamilton Parish Workman’s C...

A mother of two jailed for importation of cannabis to treat her seizures has lodged an appeal against her sentence. Natasha York, 41, was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday for bringing in 1,430 grams of cannabis, but magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ...

Whenever artist Shakira DeRoza sees something with a butterfly on it, she has to buy it. Butterflies are a reminder of her late sister, Shakeya DeRoza, who was murdered in 2009. “She just loved butterflies,” the 30-year-old said. So earlier this mo...

Men can do more to help prevent sexual harassment of women, an activist said yesterday. Elaine Butterfield, executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, said: “We want to hopefully bring some understanding to why women feel the way they feel, w...