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Two Canadian citizens on a sail boat that left Bermuda December 8 were forced to abandon ship 480 miles southeast of the Island.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations spokesman said the craft, the Blitz, had been the victim of the same bad weather seen over ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2010
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Bermuda’s Census 2010 has been revived, with the Department of Statistics launching ‘Census Phase II’.
A legislative amendment proposed by Premier Paula Cox in the House of Assembly last month allowed for an extension of this year’s census.
The cens...
DATE: Dec 15, 2010
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda End-to-End Charitable Trust will reach out to more people by dividing next year’s funds between more charities, organisers say.
Proceeds from the 2011 Catlin End-to-End event will go to 11 local charities, with seniors, young people and t...
DATE: Dec 15, 2010
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A veteran Delta Airlines worker was commended by Tourism Minister Patrice Minors, after a frequent Delta flier to Bermuda sang her praises in promoting the Island.
Delta cabin head Beverley Oakes, who has worked on the airline's Bermuda route for 31 ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2010
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A brand new yacht on its maiden voyage to Bermuda struggled to reach the Island after it was stricken with mechanical failures.
The 90-foot catamaran Sunshine moored in St. George's early yesterday, assisted by the Bermuda Yacht Services vessel Line ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2010
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Repairs by Public Works staff to a wall owned by former Premier Ewart Brown became a topic of argument in the House of Assembly.
During the House's Motion to Adjourn yesterday, Opposition MP Grant Gibbons questioned why a wall, on Dr Brown's Smith's ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2010
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Bermudian family law attorney Suzanne Morley has been called to the Bermuda Bar.
Chief Justice Richard Ground presided over the ceremony, which was held in his chambers. “It was very relaxed and quiet,” the new barrister said of the low-key ceremony....
DATE: Dec 13, 2010
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Single mothers desperate for food have surged in numbers, according to the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
Since the beginning of the last school year, the number of school children using the Coalition’s breakfast programme has jumped by a ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2010
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A 51-year-old Warwick man was given three months in jail when he appeared at Magistrates’ Court for possession of cannabis.
Michael Raynor admitted having the drug on his person at Devonshire Dock on August 7.
The court heard that at 7.23pm, police n...
DATE: Dec 13, 2010
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 30-year-old St.George’s man admitted to violently resisting arrest and cursing at police after officers were forced to pursue him across Hamilton.
Michael Douglas, 30, of Narrow Lane, pleaded guilty to both charges in Magistrates’ Court.
Crown coun...
DATE: Dec 13, 2010
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
