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Full Text: Violent Crime Report
A national summit on violent crime in Bermuda should be convened to adapt recommendations contained in a Parliamentary committee report on the subject into a workable strategy. The final report of the bi-partisan Joint Select Committee On Violent Crime & Gun Violence is scheduled to be debated in the Senate tomorrow [Dec. 14]. Tabled in July, the... Read more of this article
Crime Report: “Useful & Worthwhile Compilation”
Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief indicated today [July 25] that he has found the Report of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Causes of Violent Crime and Gun Violence in Bermuda to be a “useful and worthwhile” compilation of the issues. Minister Perinchief said, “During the year that the Committee took to complete... Read more of this article
Joint Select Committee Crime Report Tabled
[Updated with videos] Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief today [July 22] welcomed the tabling of the Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Causes of Violence and Gun Crime in Bermuda. Dozens of people appeared before the committee including Digicel CEO and Rise Above co-founder Wayne Caines, a group of CedarBridge Academy guidance... Read more of this article
Caines: Black Men Need to Mentor Others
Appearing yesterday [Feb 3] before the Joint Select Committee on Violent Crime and Gun Violence, Mr Wayne Caines said that the most important thing that could be done was that every Bermudian man should seek to mentor a Bermudian boy. Making himself very clear, he said: “If you are a black man in Bermuda and you are not mentoring, guiding, or training... Read more of this article
Counselor Concerns & Recommendations
Early and comprehensive intervention by schools and community out-reach groups is critically important if at-risk children from dysfunctional homes are to be prevented from embracing negative lifestyles, say CedarBridge Academy guidance counselors. Appearing before Friday’s session of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Gun Violence... Read more of this article
Scott Smith Speaks to Joint Select Committee
Grandson of legendary entertainer Hubert Smith, and son of George Smith, Scott Smith today [Jan 28] offered advice and made comments to the Joint Select Committee. He said that he had been a drug user from the age of twelve but had been clean since 1994, was working as a self-employed painter, had a four-year-old son, was a regular churchgoer, and,... Read more of this article
Gina Spence Farmer on Crime & Violence
Describing herself as a former legislator, Gina Spence Farmer appeared before the Joint Select Committee on Crime and Gun Violence this morning [Jan 28]. She said that she was a “Mother who has had to carry the burden of watching her 9-year-old grandson as well as her 27-year-old daughter pick up the broken pieces of her life…after the brutal... Read more of this article
Former Police Officer: Tackle Root of Crime
Appearing before the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee yesterday [Jan 21], former Police officer and UN Peacekeeper Jeff Baron [pictured] spoke about the importance of reducing crime by mending the social causes of it. Mr Baron previously served ten years with the Bermuda Police Service, with his last role as the Sergeant in charge of the Firearms,... Read more of this article
Crime: Parliamentary Joint Select Committee
The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Violent Crime and Gun Violence in Bermuda, will be holding public meetings at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 20th and Friday 21st January and on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th January, 2011. Chaired by the MP Randolph Horton, the terms of reference are “to inquire into the rise of violent crime and gun violence in... Read more of this article
Mark Anderson on Crime, Students & More
Today [Dec 16], speaking as a concerned citizen of Bermuda, Mark “Sybil” Anderson appeared before the Joint Select Committee, made several pertinent points, and offered recommendations based on his life experience generally and his current work experience in Bermuda. Having spent fifteen years living in New York City, and since his return... Read more of this article
Ex-Commissioner On Gang Violence
Former Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith today (Dec.9) said the gang culture is becoming engrained in Bermudian society and he encouraged Government to pursue a major cross-Ministry initiative aimed at both identifying at-risk young people and preventing them from drifting into crime In a presentation to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee... Read more of this article
Customs Hampered by Lack of Officers
The Collector of Customs, Winifred Fostine-DeSilva let the cat out of the bag this morning [Nov 25] when she admitted that Bermuda Customs is having difficulty recruiting entry level Customs Officers and this is affecting Custom’s ability to deal with its main duties. At this morning’s session of the Joint Select Committee investigating causes in... Read more of this article
Public Invited: Parliamentary Meeting on Gun Violence
The meetings of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Violent Crime and Gun Violence in Bermuda will be open to the public. The terms of reference are “to inquire into the rise of violent crime and gun violence in Bermuda; to inquire into the causes of violent crime and gun violence in Bermuda and to report on the findings and make recommendations... Read more of this article
