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Armed Police descended on a Hamilton property yesterday, temporarily closing off a section of Court Street and neighbouring roads in an unprecedented show of force in the city streets.
The raid, shortly before 1.30pm, in which Police bearing a search...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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A chance discovery during a sports event at the old Casemates prison has brought to light what could be an intriguing fragment of history.
“I thought it was a plastic toy at first,” said history buff Karl Outerbridge of a carved wooden lion that he s...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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Police issued a call for safety in advance of the New Year’s festivities, noting that Christmas had been quiet — but that there had still been two serious incidents on the Island’s roads.
“Do your part by acting responsibly, making good decisions, ha...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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A local man who dived into the sea to escape a search by airport Customs officers is now in custody after turning himself in.
Witnesses from the scene of the chase at LF Wade International Airport, on Sunday night, described an incoming passenger bol...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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It’s the end of the line for solo around-the-world sailor Stanley Paris, whose yacht Kiwi Spirit was yesterday headed for port in Cape Town, South Africa, after suffering damage to his boat on Christmas Eve.
Dr Paris, 77, the father of local sailor A...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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In 2017, Bermuda is to take part in Canada’s 150th anniversary of its Confederation by playing host to a fleet of tall ships early in June — greatly adding to the buzz of the 2017 America’s Cup races taking place in local waters.
The announcement cam...
DATE: Dec 28, 2014
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Baby girls were born just minutes apart on Christmas Day morning at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Nevaeh Tnes Darrell was welcomed into the world by her mother Germaine Darrell, 33, just before 10.30am, followed shortly afterwards by Xari Wade, ...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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Bermuda’s needy population continues to rise despite a number of donors, according to the social agency Family Centre.
Executive director Martha Dismont said that “the picture is not a pretty one” for families in difficult straits.
She added that th...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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Cleanup crews gave high marks to this year’s Christmas Day gathering at Elbow Beach, which left the sands relatively litter free despite the event drawing impressive crowds.
“We were really pleased,” reported Anne Hyde, executive director of Keep Ber...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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The Salvation Army’s Christmas distribution finished last night with 1,250 Christmas hampers given out, plus toys for 934 children.
“We were more than impressed with the way it worked this year,” said division commander Frank Pittman, noting the prob...
DATE: Dec 24, 2014
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