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St George is slowly but surely wooing the big yachts, according to Bermuda Yacht Services founder Mark Soares, who is in discussions with the Old Town council on getting a new marina in place.
“We are just a matter of a couple of months away from a c...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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A distraught mother recounted in court how she considered killing the man who had allegedly molested her seven-year-old daughter.
The accused, a 40-year-old Somerset man, has denied four counts of sexually exploiting the child on unknown dates betwee...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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A legal team that took to the streets to provide meals for needy children has raised $10,000 with a sponsored walk through Hamilton.
The Bermuda Bar Association this week presented donations reaped from its very first 4K charity sponsored walk, at a ...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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A man accused along with three others of taking part in the rape of a teenager told a jury both the victim and her friend had lied on the stand.
Defendant A, who is also accused of inducing the 14-year-old to drink alcohol, also strongly denied forci...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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Court
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The contract on Bermuda’s new hospital wing has resulted in “substantial losses” for a major UK construction firm, according to The Telegraph.
However, the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) last night responded to that the project remained squarely on bu...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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“Misinformation has been circulating” on Government’s scholarships and awards programme, according to Education and Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons.
The Minister offered a breakdown of spending in the wake of fresh controversy over the de...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
An Opposition sit-in protesting education cuts drew a crowd of about 70 people onto the grounds of Cabinet this afternoon, with Education Minister Grant Gibbons facing a sometimes hostile audience.
Shadow Education Minister Lovitta Foggo commended th...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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Government could appeal against a judgment by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley that clears the way for certain holders of the Permanent Residents’ Certificate (PRC) to obtain Bermuda status.
And the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statement last night poi...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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An elderly driver who blacked out at the wheel of his car and crashed on Front Street has offered his thanks to kind-hearted bystanders who attended to him at the scene.
Howard Saltus, 78, also counts himself “blessed” that no one suffered any injuri...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Bermuda residents took to the roads and water in their thousands for a record-breaking Catlin End-to-End this weekend: organisers had an official count of 3,500 people, but many more joined in.
Donations are also expected to set a new record, with mo...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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