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He knew the treacherous waters around Bermuda so well that his skill as a pilot for British sea captains earned him his freedom from slavery.
And on Saturday, almost 200 years after his death, the life of trailblazing sailor, landowner and champion o...
DATE: Apr 15, 2013
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A visitor is understood to have been seriously injured following a road traffic accident in Paget last night.
The smash took place at around 7.30pm on South Shore near the Coral Reef Hotel.
The visitor was riding a cycle when he was in collision with...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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There was standing room only at a packed public meeting organised by the Corporation of St George’s last night to discuss latest developments in the town.
Mayor Garth Rothwell introduced the Corporation’s new team of aldermen and councillors before p...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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A St George’s man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.
According to police, the 35-year-old was driving an auxiliary cycle erratically along Crow Lane near Spurling Hill, Pembroke at around 1.30am.
A mobile patrol pulled the motorist o...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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The head of a new task force set up to cut waste and overspending from the public purse believes Bermuda’s current debt is “untenable” and is crippling Government’s ability to run the country.
But Spending And Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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A public meeting is being held tonight seek public input into how a historic burial site can be protected from development.
And pressure group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda is asking descendants of ancestors buried at the Tucker’s Town graveya...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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A record-breaking drop in the number of available jobs in the last year has cast doubt on Bermuda’s ability to emerge quickly from four years of recession.
And the Bermuda Employers’ Council has suggested that the latest “dismal” statistics illustrat...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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A trainee doctor could have her medical studies curtailed because of a shortfall in tuition funding of just $4,265.
And Bermudians are now being urged to help Aisha Bassett in her quest to become a top cancer specialist by donating to her college fun...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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A sailor had to be rescued after his boat began to sink in heavy swells off the north shore yesterday.
Marine police were called out just after 2pm after the solo mariner got into distress about 200 metres from the shore off Grace Church, Pembroke.
A...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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The Island’s employment market shrunk by more than five percent with a net loss of almost 2,000 jobs last year — the biggest drop in jobs in a single year since figures were first collated 35 years ago.
And the 2012 Employment Survey also highlights ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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