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Kayaks, paddleboarders and a rower completed a marathon circuit of the island yesterday to raise almost $160,000 for a charity focused on the prevention of child sex abuse.
The money will be used to help fund free training for adults by Saving Childr...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity for the blind yesterday hit out after vandals damaged more than 20 pedestrian-controlled crossings in Hamilton – an action the city engineer warned had put lives at risk.
Theresa Hall, the executive director of Vision Bermuda, agreed the va...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former US State Department staffer has admitted being involved in a fraud scheme linked to improvements at the US Consulate in Bermuda.
May Salehi, 66, who was involved in evaluating bids overseas government construction projects for the US State D...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A warning not to speed to beat the curfew deadline was issued by police yesterday.
Police warned the public should plan ahead so they do not have to race home.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Na’imah Astwood said only one breach of curfew arr...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The national security minister last night offered her “sincerest condolences” to the family, loved ones and friends of murdered Duane Gibbons.
Renée Ming said: “This is such a concerning and tragic death and I urge anyone with any knowledge of Mr Gib...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A grieving mother said yesterday she had no idea why someone would want to kill her son.
Freda Gibbons said Duane Gibbons, a hotel worker, was a cheerful, well-liked person who “spoke to everybody” and was devoted to playing golf, especially at the ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Footage of “intimate encounters” that involve island residents is being posted on social media outlets, police warned today.
A police spokesman highlighted that the non-consensual sharing of sexual images was an offence under legislation passed in Ju...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The police criminal records office has closed to walk-ins because of the increase in Covid-19 cases.
A police spokesman said the office, which also handles vetting requests from members of the public, would be shut until further notice.
People who n...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Drugs with a street value of $500,000 have been seized by police following a raid in the east end.
The narcotics, including cannabis, crack cocaine, powder cocaine and heroin were recovered during a “recent exercise”, although police did not give an ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police and Customs officials were this afternoon caught on camera searching vehicles in a car storage depot.
The footage shot by an onlooker showed more than half-a-dozen uniformed personnel examining several newly-imported cars at a storage area use...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan