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Playing before a crowded US convention hall proved an adventure for young musicians Jade Balboda and Jordan DeShields.
The two provided the lone Bermuda contingent for the Lions Club Youth Band, in the club’s latest convention in the US.
The On Centr...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A controversial law forcing Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to obtain a licence for the purchase of their own homes has been rolled back in the House of Assembly.
However, such couples will still require approval to buy a second home — which One...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A controversial law forcing Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to obtain a licence for the purchase their own homes has been rolled back in the House of Assembly.
However, such couples will still require approval to buy a second home — which One Be...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
News of a Facebook page identifying Bermuda’s convicted sex offenders drew a swift response from the group SCARS — a charity devoted to combating child sexual abuse.
The site, drawn from public information, was created by a local father in response t...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An abandoned sailboat, left adrift eight months after a crew member was lost at sea, has finally been brought ashore by two West End fishermen.
Piloted by husband and wife sailors Rob and Jan Anderson, Triple Stars fell victim to heavy seas during th...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A self-employed painter started a fire in a restaurant doorway because he “saw it as his duty” to make a statement against businesses employing non-Bermudians, a jury heard.
But the last day of the Supreme court trial of Carlos Astwood, accused of at...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Local student Sarah Hopkin has become the Island’s first in 20 years to be awarded a Jardine Foundation scholarship — worth about $200,000.
This means the 18-year-old Bermuda High School graduate, as one of a dozen picked from hundreds, will head off...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Contractors have made their first bids for an ambitious housing project in Sandys, according to West End Development Corporation Chairman Walter Lister.
WEDCO’s pre-bid meeting in Dockyard attracted about 30 contracting representatives, Mr Lister sai...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A financial consultant who used her position to steal an elderly couple’s life savings was able to deceive others through a convincing facade, according to her alleged victims.
Barbara Tannock, former vice president of private banking at Capital G, ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fraudster Joel Balfour came to Bermuda with an impressive CV in Canada’s IT industry.
News of his conviction prompted Canadian residents to contact this newspaper with stories of their own.
After pleading guilty to obtaining property by deception, Ba...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
