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An officer in the British Army is to assume command of the Bermuda Regiment when current Commanding Officer Lt Col Brian Gonsalves steps down.
Lt Col Mike Foster-Brown will move into the post in May, Governor George Fergusson announced yesterday.
The...
DATE: Jan 30, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Suspected gunman Christopher Duerr turned himself in to Police at Somerset Police Station last night, after an intensive search by Police of the western end of the Island.
Mr Duerr bolted from a Seawall Drive, Boaz Island home shortly before noon on ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2013
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Crime
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Jonathan Bell
Unionised staff at Belco and Bermuda Gas downed tools yesterday, until a conference with management saw controversial hand-scanning devices scrapped.
The timekeepers, which staff say can read fingerprints, were allegedly installed without prior consu...
DATE: Jan 30, 2013
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Budget
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Jonathan Bell
An armed man sparked an extensive search of Boaz Island by police yesterday.
Christoph Duerr was still at large at presstime last night.
Police in marked and unmarked cars raced to a Seawall Drive, Boaz Island, Sandys home around 11am to conduct a se...
DATE: Jan 29, 2013
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Crime
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Jonathan Bell
A UK historical group has applauded Government’s decision to save West End housing formerly slated for demolition.
The announcement that Victoria and Albert Rows would be spared the wrecking ball was applauded by the National Dockyards Society, which...
DATE: Jan 29, 2013
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A Parks Department facility under construction in the Botanical Gardens has drawn flak from neighbours, but Government says the facility is a necessary one.
South Shore Road residents, who asked not to be named, nonetheless questioned the need for th...
DATE: Jan 29, 2013
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The docks at Heritage Wharf aren’t strong enough to accommodate the new generation of cruise ships, Government insists.
“It is clear from the structural analysis undertaken to date that the dock is not strong enough for the present ships and so it fo...
DATE: Jan 28, 2013
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Murder-accused Norris Simpson told Supreme Court he was at home watching movies when his landlord, Ida James was killed.
The retired social worker’s body was found at her Berry Hill Road, Paget home by tenants on September 2, 2011. The court has hear...
DATE: Jan 26, 2013
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
Capturing people in all their unguarded vulnerability isn’t easy, as teen photographer Seta Douglas knows from experience.
But catching gritty social realism proved an especially daunting challenge for the 16-year-old’s latest work.
“We’ve got probl...
DATE: Jan 26, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
The Island’s first double shooting murder sets a new low in the ongoing exchange of gun violence, community leaders last night agreed.
“There is a climate of fear, a lot of underlying tension in the community,” said Reverend Nick Dill, Anglican head...
DATE: Jan 25, 2013
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