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A pair of Bermuda fish species have been recognised by the Smithsonian Institution as being unique to Bermuda’s waters.
The yellowfin chromis and the Collette’s halfbeak have been classified as endemic to Bermuda in an update to the authoritative 199...
DATE: Dec 03, 2013
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Amendments to firearms legislation aimed at decreasing the number of feral chickens on the Island have been approved in the House of Assembly
The Firearms Amendment No 2 Act 2013, tabled by Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley on Friday, allows the...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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A former Berkeley head boy killed in a traffic collision this weekend has been hailed as a Bermudian gem.
Uthmani Talbot, 24, from Smiths, died on Saturday morning as a result of injuries suffered in a traffic collision on Harrington Sound Road.
Acco...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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Government is considering rules which would require precertification before medical diagnostic procedures are performed in an effort to reduce unnecessary tests.
Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said Government was currently in the consultatio...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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Health
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North Village Community Club is hoping to erect temporary classroom facilities at Bernard Park to help its young members.
According to an application received by the Planning Department earlier this month, the club hopes to erect two portable, prefab...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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A Pembroke man charged with the 2012 murder of Stefan Burgess refused to enter pleas in connection to the charges in Supreme Court.
Julian Washington, 24, has been charged with the premeditated murder of Mr Burgess, 24, who was gunned down in his hom...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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Court
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Work on the creation of a National Agriculture Strategy has begun with international experts on Island to gather information.
Agricultural Economist Ann Gordon and Dieter Fischer, a consultant to the World Bank on international agribusiness investmen...
DATE: Nov 29, 2013
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Saltus Grammar School parents have drawn up an online petition to keep a music teacher after the school decided against renewing his contract.
As of yesterday afternoon, more than 100 people had signed the petition, which urges the school to reconsid...
DATE: Nov 29, 2013
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton Parish man has been charged with trespassing in the hospital with the intent of causing injury.
Shannon Bell, 43, yesterday pleaded not guilty to entering King Edward VII Memorial Hospital as a trespasser with intent to cause bodily harm t...
DATE: Nov 29, 2013
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager accused of causing a crash which left a 17-year-old with severe injuries has been found not guilty following a Supreme Court trial.
Jahni Holder, 19, from Ridgeway Road, Pembroke, was yesterday found not guilty of causing grievous bodily h...
DATE: Nov 29, 2013
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