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"Collectively we must act to end violence"

Gun crime continues to send shivers throughout much of Bermuda as the Government, police officials and community leaders seek ways to curb what appears to be a trend slipping out of control. With each tragic loss of life at the barrel of a gun, wheth...
Jan 28, 2013
Crime

"Second arrest following store shootings"

A second man has been arrested in connection with the double fatal shooting at Belvin’s Variety on Happy Valley Road, Pembroke last Wednesday evening. A 21-year-old Sandys man was arrested in connection with the incident last Thursday. Bermuda Police...
Jan 27, 2013
Other

"Hundreds attend vigil for murdered men"

Hundreds of people turned out tonight for a tribute held in honour of Ricco Furbert and Haile Outerbridge, shot dead at a Pembroke store this week. Family and friends were joined at the candlelight vigil at Belvin's Variety on Happy Valley Road by co...
Jan 26, 2013
Court

"Murder-accused: I was at home watching DVDs"

Murder-accused Norris Simpson told Supreme Court he was at home watching movies when his landlord, Ida James was killed. The retired social worker’s body was found at her Berry Hill Road, Paget home by tenants on September 2, 2011. The court has hear...
Jan 26, 2013
Other

"Renewed call for child sex offenders to be named"

Campaigners have reacted with concern to news of an elderly man who was jailed for four years for sexually abusing a daughter adopted from a developing country. Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday that the perpetrator has a history of sexual and vi...
Jan 26, 2013
Other

"Ministers console residents following shooting deaths"

Area ministers walked through the Pembroke neighbourhood where two men were killed in a shooting this week. Their aim was to talk and share fellowship with residents, after a lone gunman shot Ricco Furbert and Haile Outerbridge dead in Belvin’s Varie...
Jan 26, 2013
Court

"Urinating in the street costs man $300"

A 30-year old Pembroke man caught urinating on a public street was yesterday fined $300 in Magistrates' Court. Jaha Mallory was spotted by police in the middle of Court Street near the junction with Elliott Street, on Thursday night. Crown counsel Ni...
Jan 26, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"Gang members should be treated like terrorists"

January 24, 2013 Dear Sir, I find myself in two states of mind in the current circumstances; one, horrified by the recent double shooting and heightened gang violence in Bermuda, and two, longing for the Bermuda I grew up in. The Bermuda where almost...
Jan 26, 2013
Other

"‘The country needs to be very concerned’"

The Island’s first double shooting murder sets a new low in the ongoing exchange of gun violence, community leaders last night agreed. “There is a climate of fear, a lot of underlying tension in the community,” said Reverend Nick Dill, Anglican head...
Jan 25, 2013
Other

"PLP calls for more preventative policing"

Following the murders of Ricco Furbert and Haile Outerbridge, the community has been urged to come together by the Progressive Labour Party. Shadow Public Safety Minister Michael Scott called for a greater emphasis on preventive policing so that the ...
Jan 25, 2013
Editorials

"Bring the killer to justice"

Shocking, callous, inhumane. Words like this are easily bandied about when murders happen — all too frequently — in Bermuda. But in the case of the incident at Belvin’s, there are no words that are sufficient to adequately describe what took place. I...
Jan 25, 2013
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