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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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The path to Bermuda status for holders of Permanent Resident Certificates just got easier, under a ruling delivered yesterday at the Supreme Court.
The judgment by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley undoes a legal precondition so confusing that Mr Justice Kaw...
DATE: May 03, 2014
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Murder accused Julian Washington’s testimony in the Supreme Court was an attempt to “pull the wool over your eyes”, a jury heard as the trial neared its close.
But the evidence against the 24-year-old, charged with a double shooting, was dismissed as...
DATE: May 03, 2014
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A teenager who says she witnessed the rape of her 14-year-old friend by a group of men told a jury she knew immediately that the matter would end up in court.
However, she also admitted that she had made some errors during her testimony.
Four men age...
DATE: May 02, 2014
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A man accused of a double shooting in which 24-year-old Stefan Burgess was murdered has produced an alibi just before the close of trial.
Julian Washington stands charged with the premeditated murder of Mr Burgess at a house party on The Glebe Road, ...
DATE: May 02, 2014
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Murder accused Julian Washington has told a court that he has no idea how DNA evidence that could link him to a shooting ended up on bullet cartridges retrieved from the scene.
Taking the stand at his Supreme Court trial, Mr Washington maintained tha...
DATE: May 01, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A group of young students who collected more than $1,000 for shark research will name the next animals tagged by the Bermuda Shark Project.
The group of seven at the Bermuda High School for Girls presented veterinarian and diver Neil Burnie with a do...
DATE: May 01, 2014
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