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Three students are to get overseas internships in Bermuda’s offices around the world.
The Cabinet Office has asked for applications for summer posts in London, Washington DC and Brussels.
A Cabinet Office spokeswoman said: “Successful applicants will...
DATE: Mar 04, 2019
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A St George’s woman has been accused of smuggling more than $700,000 of cannabis into Bermuda.
Renee Furbert, 27, was charged with importing cannabis resin, cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol — the active ingredient in cannabis — into the island on Ja...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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A new family entertainment centre with two floors of games and attractions is set to open in St David’s this summer.
The Xtreme Sports Fun Zone in the Commercial Park area of Southside, will also feature a café, sports bar and outdoor play area.
A sp...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a woman caught bringing acetyl fentanyl — a dangerous “analogue” of fentanyl — into Bermuda.
Mandaya Thomas, 28, was convicted of the importation of 92 grams of the drug by magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo las...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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Michael Newell, the director behind Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, will be honoured this year at the Bermuda International Film Festival.
The British director will be on the island during the festival to receive ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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The island’s top magistrate said yesterday it was “mind-boggling” that he had nowhere other than prison to send a man with mental health and drug problems who admitted punching his mother.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe added that it was “astounding”...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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A minor crash on South Shore Road in Warwick slowed traffic this morning.
A police spokesman said the collision, which took place near the junction with Cobb’s Hill, caused traffic delays in the area.
But the spokesman confirmed that the area was cle...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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Local writers were recognised for their contributions this weekend at the 2018 Bermuda Literary Awards.
Jonathan Smith, Lucinda Spurling, Florenz Webbe Maxwell, F. Colin Duerden, Paul Maddern and Clarence Maxwell and the late Cyril Outerbridge Packwo...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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A scholar who researched Bermuda National Hero Mary Prince is speaking to students about the slave turned abolitionist hero.
Margot Maddison-MacFadyen, who graduated in May 2017 with a PhD from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, is carrying out...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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A man found with almost $2.5 million of drugs in his home was jailed for 13 years yesterday.
Jamal Robinson, 42, admitted possession of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis resin with intent to supply after a search of his Warwick home.
Robinson — w...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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