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A former Bermuda resident convicted of killing his stepfather in the UK was found dead in his prison cell.
A spokeswoman for the UK prison service said that Nathan Vaughan-Jones, 34, was found hanging in his cell, in Lewes Prison, East Sussex, at aro...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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The collapse of the Bermuda Educators Council in January has left teachers wondering how to be re-licenced, with their licences expiring and a new school year approaching.
Speaking anonymously, one teacher said it appears as if nothing has been done ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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Education
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Miss Bermuda Rochelle Minors is preparing herself for the next round of completion in the Miss World Pageant.
While Ms Minors and her fellow contestants have spent several days touring China, this week they will compete in the beach body competition....
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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An Arbitrator’s decision to allow the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) to ratify the bus schedule should be appealed by Government, according to the schedule’s creator.
David Reed, a principal of Toronto-based Schedule Masters Inc said yesterday: “In t...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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More than a year after a St George’s wall fell on a motorist, work on repairs has yet to begin.
However, area MP Kim Swan says he has been speaking with the Government about the issue and he has been told the wall on Wellington Lane will be repaired....
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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The Bermuda Industrial Union Co-op Society has announced that it has put in place a short-term hold on loan payments.
In a press release issued yesterday, signed by president of the Co-op Society Graham Nesbitt, the society cites a larger than usual ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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Plans to redevelop facilities at Horseshoe Bay are set to move forward this fall, with ground being broken in October.
The project, a public-private partnership between the Government and the South Shore Hospitality Group (SSHG), will give the toilet...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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Anti-gang charity CARTEL charging another charity for use of White’s Island while leasing it for free is “unbecoming,” according to OBA MP Mark Pettingill.
“There may be a valid reason why the lease was granted to Pastor [Leroy] Bean’s charity, but s...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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A 21-year-old repeat offender was jailed for 18 months yesterday for a string of offences including trespassing and assault.
Magistrates’ Court heard that on May 15, Troy Harris Jr entered a home on Harrington Sound Road as a trespasser, damaging a b...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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Court
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The moving of a popular rector from St Patrick’s Church to St Teresa’s has upset some churchgoers.
Reverend Paul Voisin is set to move to his new church this weekend, filling the position that had been held by Father Joseph Palubeski until his death ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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