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When Pete Darrell got married in St. George's he was surrounded by scores of his smiling relatives — most of whom he'd met for the first time just a few days before.
The New Zealander travelled more than 9,000 miles from his home in Christchurch for ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2009
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They are black, white and every shade in between — and all descended from the same Bermudian "icon".
Hundreds of descendants of Pilot James (Jemmy) Darrell met for the first time at the weekend and delighted in the fact that they come in all colours....
DATE: Apr 21, 2009
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A Filipino construction worker told a court yesterday that he was asked to falsely allege at a criminal trial that former Olympic sailor Peter Bromby hit his neighbour with a pipe.
Fernando Landingin, speaking through an interpreter, told the Supreme...
DATE: Apr 21, 2009
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The Premier and Deputy Premier will seek to reassure international business that Bermuda has a solid tax information programme in place at a conference in Florida this week.
The pair are attending the 2009 Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)...
DATE: Apr 20, 2009
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Got a spare $420,000? If so, you've got just about enough to charter the futuristic-looking luxury clipper which sailed into St. George's last week.
The cash would only get you a week on-board The Maltese Falcon but it might well be worth it.
The stu...
DATE: Apr 20, 2009
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A middle-aged caregiver who last month admitted stealing almost $16,000 from her elderly patient asked to change her pleas to not guilty — on the day she was due to be sentenced.
Gaynette Holder, 47, was facing a prison sentence after pleading guilty...
DATE: Apr 20, 2009
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An American entrepreneur is proposing to bring a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle to the Island to be rented out to tourists.
Robert Territo, who already operates tours on stand-up Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) around Dockyard and St. Geor...
DATE: Apr 20, 2009
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A burly school security guard who kicked a 13-year-old student in the face after knocking him to the ground has been given a six month suspended jail term.
Father-of-three Anthony Lodge, of South Road, Paget, denied unlawful assault causing bodily ha...
DATE: Apr 18, 2009
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Descendants of a famous ship's pilot and freed slave have travelled thousands of miles to visit his homeland — and last night they got a proper Bermudian welcome from their new found relatives.
About 300 descendants of Pilot James (Jemmy) Darrell — 5...
DATE: Apr 17, 2009
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Independent MP Wayne Furbert has blasted his former UBP colleagues for criticising Government's new FutureCare programme, asking them: "What is your alternative?"
The former Opposition leader, who quit the party in December, told The Royal Gazette he...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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