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When Wendell Hollis woke up in the intensive care unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital just before Christmas, one of the first things he did was post a message on his Facebook page.
"For all of you wondering, I think I woke up in Heaven, because...
DATE: Feb 12, 2010
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One of Bermuda's top lawyers is to undergo "cutting edge" surgery in the US to restore the use of his left arm after it was paralysed in a bike accident.
Wendell Hollis, who has acted as the Premier's personal attorney, will undergo an operation whic...
DATE: Feb 12, 2010
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The daughter of late MP and prominent attorney Julian Hall has been appointed as assistant to the Premier.
Liana Hall, 25, a lawyer, started the $75,000 job on Monday, according to the Premier's press secretary.
Cabinet Secretary Marc Telemaque expla...
DATE: Feb 11, 2010
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Hott 1075 presenter Miss Thang has been named Best Bermuda Radio Show for 2010 by a local website written by young people.
The DJ, whose real name is Kristy Burgess, said she was delighted with the Youth Choice Award from www.youthnews.com.
"It was ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2010
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The first New Year's Eve celebration in Hamilton was such a success that it will be held again to welcome in 2011.
And the organisers have a string of other events planned before December 31 to promote their idea of 2010 as the year of "Unity in the ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2010
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A sculpture commemorating the slaves who came to Bermuda in 1835 on-board the Enterprize will be unveiled in Barr's Bay Park tomorrow.
The Corporation of Hamilton is holding a ceremony marking the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the ship between ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2010
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock has given Government a deadline of next month to respond properly to her damning July 2009 report on the Bermuda Archives.
Ms Brock found evidence of maladministration at the official repository for Government records after a s...
DATE: Feb 10, 2010
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The Corporation of Hamilton will soon have a record of all its fixed assets and historical artifacts.
A meeting at City Hall heard last week that accountant Peter Button had drawn up the first register detailing everything belonging to the municipali...
DATE: Feb 10, 2010
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The Bank of Bermuda wants to put a sculpture of a bronze boat outside its Front Street headquarters.
A meeting of the Corporation of Hamilton heard that the artwork, by Bill Ming, would be sited on the bank's property.
City engineer Patrick Cooper sa...
DATE: Feb 10, 2010
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The Corporation of Hamilton is to ask Government to "list" four buildings in the capital because of their special architectural, historical or cultural significance.
The municipality wants Victoria Park bandstand, Par-la-Ville library and Perot Post ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2010
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