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The Corporation of Hamilton has launched a lawsuit against the organisers of a black mayor conference in an effort to retrieve funds spent on the event.
While Conference of Black Mayors Inc had insisted that the convention would be held in the City t...
DATE: Apr 30, 2015
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority is set to sponsor the sixth annual TravelMole Regatta in Britain.
The event, which is scheduled to take place on July 9, will feature ten yachts competing in five races off the British coast for the McKenzie Cup.
An arti...
DATE: Apr 30, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Swiss tall ship Salomon is doing more than visiting the Island — it’s providing a unique opportunity for at-risk youth.
Jonathan Reist, managing director of Foundation Youth Ships Switzerland, said that for the past nine years the ship has taken on y...
DATE: Apr 29, 2015
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Almost half a century after they first met in Bermuda, Florida couple Charles and Faine Smith still find the Island a “magical, enticing place”.
The couple, who have been married for almost 47 years, returned to the Island to celebrate her birthday a...
DATE: Apr 28, 2015
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Jailed killer Wolda Gardner has been convicted of murder for a second time.
A jury yesterday found Gardner, 35, guilty of the premeditated murder of Malcolm Augustus and using a firearm to commit an indictable act.
However his co-defendant, 30-year-o...
DATE: Apr 25, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The company redeveloping the Pink Beach property is seeking permission to expand its plans, adding an extra penthouse condominium to the hotel.
According to planning applications submitted on behalf of Canadian-based developer Sardis, the new penthou...
DATE: Apr 25, 2015
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A lawyer has been suspended from practising after the Bermuda Bar Council’s Disciplinary tribunal found that he failed to show competence and diligence.
According to an official notice in yesterday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, Braxton Philip was c...
DATE: Apr 24, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
VSB TV News may no longer be on television, but the programme is alive and well online.
While VSB TV 11 ceased broadcasting last August due to financial constraints, the news team has been quietly producing their nightly news programme for their webs...
DATE: Apr 24, 2015
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The trial of a man accused of sex offences can go ahead after the Court of Appeal discharged a Supreme Court-ordered stay.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been charged with sexually touching a girl under the age of 10 a...
DATE: Apr 24, 2015
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A host of students were honoured yesterday for their filmmaking talent and environmental mindset as part of the fourth annual Earth Day Video Competition.
More than thirty students from six schools entered the contest, organised by the Bermuda Nation...
DATE: Apr 23, 2015
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes