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Windy weather failed to slow the opening day of the 76th Agricultural Exhibition.
Hundreds of spectators gathered at the Botanical Gardens to take part in the event, tasting the food from the various stalls, enjoying performances and looking at the n...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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Three local environmental projects will be partially funded by the newly-launched Catlin Marine Grant.
The grant, launched by the Bermuda End-to-End Charitable Trust earlier this year and sponsored by Catlin Bermuda, is intended to provide $100,000 o...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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A teenager who said she watched her 14-year-old friend be raped told Supreme Court yesterday she didn’t think about calling out for help.
A total of four defendants — aged between 19 and 21 — have denied a charge of serious sexual assault on July 27 ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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The Chewstick Foundation has received a financial boost from the Argus Group to help continue their educational and cultural programmes.
An Argus Group spokeswoman said the donation had gone towards enhancing the True Wisdom In Growing Souls (TWIGS) ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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A teenager who told Supreme Court she watched a group of men rape and grope her 14-year-old friend has denied lying to the jury about the evening of the attack.
The witness had previously told the court that she didn’t know they were being taken to t...
DATE: Apr 24, 2014
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A convicted cocaine importer has been charged with having drugs at Westgate.
Jahni Bean, 31, appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to answer a charge of possessing cannabis in the prison — an increased penalty zone — on October 24 last year.
He de...
DATE: Apr 24, 2014
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A teenager told the court she watched as her 14-year-old friend was raped and groped by a group of men.
All four defendants — aged between 19 and 21 — have denied a charge of serious sexual assault on July 27 of last year. One of the defendants, aged...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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The 76th Agricultural Exhibition is set to open its doors this Thursday with displays, competitions and international performers.
Exhibition Planner Georgette Caines said that this year’s event, which carries the theme “Growing for the Next Generatio...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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A woman who pleaded guilty to driving an uninsured motorcycle has had her conviction overturned by the Supreme Court after she discovered that, in fact, she was insured.
Jennifer Stovell pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court last July to driving a veh...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Polish kayaker Aleksander (Olek) Doba has reached Port Canaveral in Florida.
The 67-year-old set out from Portugal on October 5 in his 21ft kayak but turned to Bermuda in February to repair a broken rudder.
He resumed his journey last month and is e...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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