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Cooper's Island is returning to its former use as a tracking station this year, with the European Space Agency (ESA) setting up temporary facilities at the site.
According to a Government spokeswoman the ESA has completed the first stage of setting u...
DATE: Sep 30, 2011
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Police yesterday thanked the public for their assistance in locating two missing teenagers.
Devonte’ Simmons, 14, and Leshun Wolffe, 15, were both reported missing earlier this week.
However, a Police Spokeswoman confirmed yesterday that both teenag...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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Transportation Minister Terry Lister yesterday met with Union leader Chris Furbert over potential changes to the bus timetable.
A spokesman for the Transportation Department described the meeting as “amicable,” saying the two parties are now closer t...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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Bermuda could be in for a wet and windy weekend as Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to pass to the Islands’ east as a Category 1 hurricane.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service, the storm system is expected to increase in strength today as it t...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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Bermuda Archives director Karla Hayward has been placed on administrative leave, The Royal Gazette understands.
Earlier this month, staff at the archives voted by secret ballot to strike unless Ms Hayward was removed from her post. They were set to d...
DATE: Sep 28, 2011
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The One Bermuda Alliance this afternoon rolled out three candidates for the general election.
Party leader Craig Cannonier this afternoon announced Anthony Francis, Toni Spring and Trevor Moniz would all stand for the party.
Mr Francis, who will repr...
DATE: Sep 27, 2011
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Plans to turn a vacant lot in north Hamilton into a skate park have been approved by the Planning Board.
However, Darren Booth of the Urban Park Association (UPA) said they are still looking for sponsors to help get the project off the ground.
“It’s ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2011
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A Pembroke man was fined in Magistrates’ Court this morning after admitting he pushed and swore at officers trying to search him.
Richard Judge, 57, said he lashed out because he was drunk and it was the second time he had been stopped for a search i...
DATE: Sep 26, 2011
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A homeless woman was given a conditional discharge after she admitted cursing at a Government employee.
Felicia Hassan, 42, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to using offensive words to Natasha Smith in an incident that took place on June 21 this ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2011
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Somersfield Academy celebrated UN’s Day of Peace with a visit from a candidate for President of Senegal.
Moustapha Mbacke, a guest of the school’s humanities teacher Jason Hammer, spoke to the M5 class on Wednesday about his plans for the future of h...
DATE: Sep 24, 2011
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