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The Commission of Inquiry will host its first public hearing on June 27, scrutinising the previous government’s use of taxpayer funds.
Members have reportedly completed a week of preparatory meetings, during which they established a timetable leading...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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Bermuda’s public primary schools fell below international averages in the results of the most recent Cambridge Primary Checkpoint results.
The figures, which date back to May of 2015, show Bermuda lagging behind in English, math and science compared ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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Hundreds gathered on Front Street last night to enjoy the finale of the City Food Festival.
Spectators listened to music and enjoyed tastes from more than a dozen local restaurants, ranging from Jamaican Grill to Port O’ Call.
While the event was ini...
DATE: Apr 11, 2016
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A Polish kayaker who rowed from Portugal to Florida — with an unexpected stop in Bermuda along the way — is planning another Atlantic crossing.
Aleksander “Doba” Olek, a retired engineer, made headlines locally in 2014 when his effort to kayak across...
DATE: Apr 11, 2016
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A Sandys man jailed for attempting to steal a phone has lost an appeal against his sentence.
Keino Lambert, 25, was convicted for the offence last June after a Magistrates’ Court trial.
The court heard that on January 15, 2014, he attempted to steal ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2016
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British parliamentarians have come under further fire over offshore assets after a Tory party official admitted having assets in Bermuda.
In an article published online yesterday, The Sun reported that 12 senior Tory officials had put their assets in...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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A Paget woman tearfully apologised in Magistrates’ Court for causing an accident that injured a motorcyclist.
Lillian Sumagaysay Golajer, 39, pleaded guilty to a charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Wilford Gibbons by driving without due care an...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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A St George’s high-school pupil has been banned from driving for 18 months after admitting leading police on a chase through Hamilton.
Calvin Wilson, 17, pleaded guilty to failing to stop for police, driving dangerously, driving without lights in the...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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A Supreme Court trial came to a halt this morning after a juror collapsed in court.
The incident happened moments after the jury in the trial of Alan Robinson requested a brief break at around 11am.
Paramedics attended the scene before the juror, who...
DATE: Apr 07, 2016
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A motorist had to be freed from his vehicle after he crashed into a wall in Southampton yesterday.
According to a police spokesman, shortly after 9am emergency services received a report of a single-vehicle accident on South Road near Church Bay.
“De...
DATE: Apr 06, 2016
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