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Neundae Simons doesn't mix words when he describes the troubles he has overcome.
Once overwhelmed by traditional schooling, Neundae said: “I wasn't really doing too good at Berkeley Institute. I made it up to S2, but I wasn't attending classes, I was...
DATE: Dec 18, 2010
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An injured man was rushed to the Island by helicopter after suffering serious hand and arm injuries on board a Turkish cargo ship.
The MV Askabat, on route from Norfolk, Virginia to Waterford, Ireland, was 400 miles Northeast of Bermuda when she sent...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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Jonathan Bell
A sailboat with one person onboard had to call for rescue after running aground in St George's harbour.
The 26ft sloop Summer Delight dragged her anchor under high winds and rough seas, and at 4.30am yesterday sent out a distress call.
The boat took ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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Jonathan Bell
A US former physician, known for his kindly treatment of Bermudian patients travelling to Johns Hopkins Hospital, has died at the age of 71.
Marc Doura, an international patient services care coordinator at the Baltimore, Maryland facility, passed aw...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Warwick woman has been left fighting for her life in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, following a serious motorcycle crash on Crow Lane, Pembroke.
She is currently in the Intensive Care Unit, where her condition last night was said to be critical...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has been promised a “huge event” in the world of ballroom dancing, when the 2011 World Pro Am Championships convenes at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel.
Championship representatives are meeting at the hotel today and over the weekend, with Ber...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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Jonathan Bell
Police have confirmed the death of road accident victim Gladwin (Stella) Gilbert.
The 60-year-old sustained serious injuries when his pedal cycle and a motorcycle collided last week.
He died on Tuesday while being treated in Intensive Care at King Ed...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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Jonathan Bell
Police were yesterday searching for thieves who made off with cash from a guest house.
Two men are said to have entered the Southampton property and demanded cash from the front desk.
One of the men was said to be wielding a blunt object.
No-one was ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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Jonathan Bell
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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
