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A much-loved West End cabby was yesterday recalled by family and friends at a gathering near his Somerset home.
Many people only knew Anson Simmons, 83, by his nickname, “Aching Heart”.
He was a taxi driver “right up until his last day”, recalled dau...
DATE: Apr 15, 2013
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An 83-year-old Sandys resident died while walking on the Railway Trail close to his home at Bluebell Lane in Somerset.
Taxi driver Anson Simmons was found by a neighbour at 8.15am yesterday alongside the Railway Trail, south of its junction with Soun...
DATE: Apr 13, 2013
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Police have named Anson Simmons as the man found dead on the Railway Trail this morning.
The 83-year-old was found in "an unresponsive state" in Sandys around 8.15.
According to a Police spokesman, Mr Simmons died during his "usual morning walk".
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DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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One person’s willingness to sign her name in defence of a same-sex couple is “a positive step for the Island”, the Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda said.
But the group, which campaigns for the rights on non-straight individuals, added that the complaint p...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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A shop owner allegedly kicked a same-sex couple off her premises after she spotted them cuddling.
So claimed Cheryl Pooley, whose letter in response to the “discrimination” she witnessed over the weekend is in today’s edition of The Royal Gazette.
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DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Alcohol had a role in more than 50 percent of the Island’s road deaths in recent years, according to anti-drink driving campaigner Anthony Santucci.
“Since 2000 we have had more than 140 road deaths in Bermuda,” the CADA head told The Royal Gazette. ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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Veterinarian Susann Smith maintains she was discriminated against when she was denied the post of Government vet in 1997.
“I know what I experienced all those years ago,” Dr Smith told Supreme Court, asking why else she would have subjected herself t...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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Teenage film buff Jahsh Durrant has been cast as the blogger for the Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF).
“This is the first time I’ve tried out film reviews,” Jahsh, 17, told The Royal Gazette. “When I heard the festival was coming up, I deci...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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Immigration authorities need to “name and shame” lawbreaking employers, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert last night told a workers’ meeting.
Mr Furbert and BIU head organiser George Scott met with about 30 construction workers to air ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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A new application for iPhones will deliver maps, graphics and updates on the ongoing bid to secure protected status for the Sargasso Sea.
The app has been launched by the Sargasso Sea Alliance.
That partnership is a Bermuda-based scientific initiativ...
DATE: Apr 04, 2013
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