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A Pembroke man who admitted importing almost 4kg of cannabis into Bermuda to help care for his sick mother has been jailed. Kieron Francis received a 32-month sentence after plant material was found in a workout bench he owned, as his bags were check...

A 42-year-old woman has been sentenced to prison for separate incidents in which she stole jewellery from residences. Magistrates’ Court heard today that Kylah Stowe committed theft on December 30 on Happy Valley Road, Pembroke, followed by burglary...

Toughening laws on crime is the public’s number one solution to solving Bermuda’s gun violence problems, according to a new poll. The Global Research survey, commissioned by The Royal Gazette, found 24 per cent of people named stricter sentencing or ...

Senator Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security, has confirmed that CCTV cameras will be placed in the town of St George and in Dockyard. The imitative, he hopes, would further help to lower the crime rate. Mr Baron told the Senate on Wednesd...

Gun violence is the basis of a public meeting called for Thursday by former minister Dale Butler. The forum set for 7pm at the Bermuda Industrial Union will address “the core issues that have led to Bermuda’s tragic involvement”, Mr Butler told The R...

Dear Sir, With much trepidation, I awaited the final tally regarding the referendum on same-sex marriage and civil unions in Bermuda. Less than 50 per cent of the electorate exercised their right to make their voice heard. However, the results are re...

Educational programmes designed to steer schoolchildren away from the perils of gangs could be expanded further in Bermuda, according to Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security. The GREAT initiative has already helped more than 600 children fro...

A man arrested for being drunk in public was jailed this morning after refusing to go through the drug court programme. Omar Young, 43, pleaded guilty to both being drunk and incapable and violently resisting arrest in an incident on April 4. The cou...

Social development programmes should be mandatory at sports clubs to help to curb violence and other antisocial behaviour, the former president of Boulevard Community Club has claimed. Lou Matthews said that young men needed to be educated and encour...

A man has been charged with the robbery of a St George’s jewellery store last week. Kenneth Wade, 20, of St George’s, is facing two counts in connection to the June 22 robbery of Vera P Card, including robbing the store of jewellery and $587 in cash ...

A 40-year-old man today admitted sexually touching a ten-year-old girl in a school bathroom. Craivon Seymour, from St George’s, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to one count of sexually touching the victim, who cannot be identified for legal reas...

Two men, aged 26 and 31, are in police custody in connection with the shooting of Fiqre Crockwell, who was killed in the early hours of Monday. Police said that authorities moved swiftly, with one arrested that same day and a second on Tuesday. Mr Cr...