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Civil servant LeYoni Junos was unlawfully dismissed from her job but not because she was a whistle-blower or the victim of political interference by Premier Ewart Brown, a judge ruled today.
Ms Junos launched a civil action after losing her position ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2009
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The captain and crew of the luxury clipper The Maltese Falcon have given the thumbs-up to Bermuda after sailing in for the weekend.
The Maltese-registered 289ft yacht — owned by American venture capitalist Tom Perkins — arrived at Ordnance Island las...
DATE: Apr 24, 2009
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Imagine working your hardest to pass an exam — and then having the top marks you achieve given to another student whose religious beliefs are more "acceptable", while you are left with their far lower grade.
For members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim commun...
DATE: Apr 23, 2009
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When Bill Grant leaves Bermuda today to travel back to his home on the other side of the world, he will definitely have a feeling of mission accomplished.
The 76-year-old grandfather, from Tauranga, New Zealand, will have completed an 18,000-mile rou...
DATE: Apr 23, 2009
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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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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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