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Air Canada flights to and from the Island scheduled for later this week could be in jeopardy as flight attendants prepare to go on strike.
According to the airline, it received a strike notice from the Canadian Union of Public Employees, who represen...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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Two visitors were injured after crashing a rental cycle into a light pole on Sunday.
According to a police spokeswoman, at 12.26pm officers attended a reported collision near the junction of Stowe Hill and South Road in Paget.
The spokeswoman said: “...
DATE: Sep 20, 2011
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Two drivers involved in a collision on Knapton Hill on Saturday managed to avoid serious injury.
According to police, at around 10.30am officers responded to a report of a collision between a taxi and an SUV in Smith’s.
A Police Spokesman said: “It a...
DATE: Sep 19, 2011
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Former Attorney General Walter Maddocks, QC, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 81-years-old.
A well-established lawyer, Mr Maddocks served as Attorney General from 1991 to 1994.
After retiring from the position, Mr Maddocks moved to Oxf...
DATE: Sep 19, 2011
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A former St George’s Mayor is calling on Government to reconsider a plan to build a pier at Murray’s Anchorage rather than blasting Town Cut.
Henry Hayward said that while the old plan would likely involve the demolition of several buildings and cost...
DATE: Sep 19, 2011
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Tropical Storm Maria yesterday forced the cancellation of flights and ferries and caused a handful of brief power outages, but left the Island largely unaffected. The tropical storm passed just over 100nm to the Island’s west-northwest at around 1pm ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2011
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A man was this morning given a conditional discharge after he admitted headbutting a security guard.
Marco Carvalho, 28, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to one count of assault, saying through a translator that the guard had insulted his girlfri...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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A hurricane watch for Bermuda was this afternoon lifted as Tropical Storm Maria passed to the Island's west causing hardly any damage.
Belco reported a handful of power outages and police were not aware of any reports of damage.
Flights and ferry ser...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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A Devonshire painter was this morning charged with robbing his former employer of more than $16,000.
Rodney Grimes, 24, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with robbing Deborah Sutherland, manager of Terceira’s Gas Station, of $16,750,66 in cash and ch...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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Squidgy the mouse deer has found a friend, following a search by the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo.
Zoo officials recently introduced the tiny animal to a female mouse deer named Spring, and reportedly the pair have become quick friends.
Head curat...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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