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A farm scheme will be the next tool to steer young people away from a life of violence in Bermuda. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the initiative was a “phenomenal opportunity” that would provide therapy and support as well as e...

It was another dark day on a sunshine paradise, as Bermuda woke again to the news of a young life lost. The death of 25-year-old Danshun Swann moved the island’s national security minister to work harder for harmony — and he has now called on the pub...

The island’s gang violence reduction co-ordinator is in line to get his one-year contract extended, the national security minister said. Leroy Bean, a pastor, was appointed to the $92,000-a-year job last October. Wayne Caines said at the time that Mr...

The aunt of Danshun Swann, who was stabbed to death in a brawl outside Southampton Rangers Sports Club this week, has said she finds it hard to see an end to the violence in Bermuda. She was speaking at a candlelit vigil last night, the second in a ...

The Minister of National Security said yesterday he was “satisfied” that a sports club was properly policed in the hours before a fatal stabbing in the road outside. Wayne Caines added he planned to have a review carried out to determine if anything ...

A bid to tackle violence linked to sports clubs will be expensive, but a failure to deal with the problem will cost the country even more, an Opposition MP warned yesterday. Ben Smith, the Shadow Minister for Social Development and Sport, has asked r...

An anti-gang violence campaigner said yesterday he was shocked when he discovered another life had been lost just days after a vigil to remember murder victims. Antonio Belvedere organised the Break the Silence event, held last Thursday at Hamilton’s...

It has been estimated that there were close to 2,500 incidents of stop-and-search in 2017, which works out to about seven a day. To a section of our community, that may be seven too many. But from where we sit, as the family of Danshun Swann, 25, mo...

A man was stabbed to death after a brawl erupted outside a sports club in the early hours of yesterday. Danshun Swann was killed in the fight, which police said involved more than 20 people, including men who may have gang links. The 25-year-old was ...

Bermuda’s new Commissioner of Police has “ambitious plans” for a transparent, trusted and responsive service that will give the community a say in how policing is delivered. Stephen Corbishley will also leverage his relationship with the National Cri...

About 100 people went to Victoria Park last night to remember those lost to violence in Bermuda. The Break The Silence vigil was organised as a way to bring people together and remember the victims of violence. Antonio Belvedere, executive chef at Th...

The “devastated” family of murder victim Taylor Grier, whose funeral will be held today, have appealed for public assistance to help cover the cost of bringing loved ones to join the celebration of his life. Mr Grier’s father, John Grier, who lives i...