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The first sign of Spring in Bermuda has arrived early this year, with Longtails spotted near Coney Island and Spittal Pond.
The birds usually arrive mid-February but are believed to have come to the Island early this year due to the recent stretch of...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Amendments to the Charities Act should be put before the Cabinet soon, according to Information Services Minister Michael Scott.
The amendments are expected to give charity commissioners increased authority and create stronger reporting requirements ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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A revamped public transportation system is hoped to help improve the Island’s tourism product, including more frequent ferry trips to St George’s.
However, Transportation Minister Derrick Burgess said it remained unlikely that smaller ships could be ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Bermudian singer and songwriter Heather Nova appeared on BBC News recently, discussing her new album and growing up on a boat in Island.
During an appearance on February 31, the musician said: “We lived on the boat. It was our home.”
“It was an amaz...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Cash and suspected drugs were seized by police, and two men arrested following a raid at a Smith’s home.
Officers from the Public Protection Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Broken Hill Lane on Friday, a Police spokesman said.
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DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Artistically minded thieves briefly stole a sculpture by celebrated artist Desmond Fountain.
Two thieves made off with the sculpture from Elbow Beach on Thursday, it was recovered the next day.
A Police spokesman said two unknown white men in grey sh...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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An emergency hearing regarding the future of a Bermudian teenager was cancelled yesterday, leaving a father in limbo.
Jasai Swan-Burrows was five-years-old when his mother, Kim Swan, left the Island with temporary custody of the boy.
Since then, his ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Police this afternoon named the victim of a road accident as 48-year-old Michael Lancelotta of Rhode Island, USA.
A Police spokesman said: "Mr Lancelotta succumbed to injuries sustained after the rental cycle he was riding collided with a water truc...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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The war of words between Health Minister Zane DeSilva and OBA Seniors Advocate Louise Jackson over FutureCare continued yesterday in the House of Assembly.
In a statement read before the House, Mr DeSilva said that the Ministry has kept policy holder...
DATE: Feb 04, 2012
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tampa Bay Times:
A boy abducted by his mother during a custody hearing in May was recovered Thursday in Jacksonville unharmed, police said.
Kim Swan, 40, was arrested and charged with interference with child custody after she fled with her 14-year-ol...
DATE: Feb 04, 2012
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