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The family of a man shot dead has lost a legal attempt to recover $5,000 seized by US Customs officers a year before he was killed.
The Supreme Court heard that Morlan Steede was stopped at the airport on January 22, 2016 as he tried to fly to Jamaic...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said tax increases included in the Pre-Budget Report were being considered, but were not guaranteed.
However, he told an audience at a public meeting last night that if taxes on commercial and residential re...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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A man seen in the driver’s seat of a parked car after he had been drinking has lost an appeal against his conviction for being in care and control of the car while over the limit.
Denzil Nelson argued that prosecutors had not proved that he intended ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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Hailstones pummelled the island yesterday after a low-pressure weather front brought heavy rain and lightning to Bermuda.
Michelle Pitcher and Gary Hall, meteorologists at the Bermuda Weather Service, said the island experienced hail once or twice a ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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The Governor took to the dancefloor at a music therapy session for seniors.
John Rankin was delighted to attend the event and see the difference it made in the lives of people living with dementia.
He said: “As I saw for myself, music and song can be...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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A man who was struck by a car almost two weeks ago remains in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
A police spokesman said the 62-year-old man was seriously injured when he was hit by a car as he walked along North Shore Road in Ham...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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A burst pipe at the Fairmont Southampton caused flooding over the weekend.
A hotel spokesman said the incident happened overnight on Saturday in the kitchen of the Jasmine Lounge restaurant.
He said: “The resort experienced a burst water pipe which r...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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Middle and high school students were given free copies of the anti-violence Visionz Magazine as an extension of the Bermuda Wears Red campaign.
Desmond Crockwell, anti-violence campaigner, Youthvision operator and editor of Visionz Magazine, delivere...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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A man hit by a car on North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish almost two weeks ago was still in hospital yesterday.
The 62-year-old was injured near the junction of Trinity Church Road on January 17.
A police spokesman said the man was in stable conditio...
DATE: Jan 29, 2019
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Advanced polls for a special election in St George’s will take place on Thursday, while the full election will be held next week.
All registered municipal residents are able to vote in the election, which is needed to fill the vacant town councillor ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2019
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Politics
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