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A hyperbaric chamber used at King Edward VII Memorial to treat divers suffering from the bends has passed an independent international risk assessment. And the result has prompted the global Divers Alert Network (DAN) to endorse the hospital as a pre...
DATE: Aug 22, 2011
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A judge’s ruling that Charles Richardson should not have been charged with criminal libel will be circulated to media defence lawyers around the world by a charity which got involved in his case.
The UK-based Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) sai...
DATE: Aug 16, 2011
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It was unconstitutional for lawyer Charles Richardson to be charged with criminal libel for making “unfair” and “sarcastically offensive” remarks about a detective on Facebook, a judge has ruled.
The case against Mr Richardson is to be dropped by pro...
DATE: Aug 15, 2011
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A motorcyclist who was rushed to hospital after a rock face collapsed on him wants Government to pay for his bike repairs.
Marvin Iris, 32, is still in pain from the back injuries he suffered during the accident in St George’s on July 20 and his Hond...
DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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Stormy weather and a cold front led to the formation of a waterspout just south of Castle Island yesterday afternoon.
The tornado over water lasted for about ten minutes, according to Bermuda Weather Service, and several observers took pictures.
Thes...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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Tributes were paid last night to a much-loved “gentle giant” who died suddenly at the age of 24, despite his family’s desperate attempts to save his life.
Father-of-one Aaron Christopher Callabras Edness began having difficulty breathing just yards ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin yesterday accused Government of putting taxpayers on a “constant roller-coaster of emotions and anxieties” after it postponed a fare increase on the pink ferry route.
The 100 percent hike, which would...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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The air horns could be heard almost from the Causeway.
But even they weren't as loud as many of the outfits on display at Wellington Oval.
Oversized hats, multi-coloured frocks and brightly-hued, barely-there bikinis were the order of the day at Cup ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2011
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Repair work on a mainline pole will result in an interruption to electricity service between 9am and 2pm today in Smith’s.
The emergency shutdown will affect residents in Store Hill and Verdmont Road, as well as the entrances to Kilderry Estates and ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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A son appeared in court today charged with assaulting his elderly father in one of the first cases to be brought under the Senior Abuse Register Act.
The 32-year-old man denied unlawful assault causing bodily harm to the senior citizen on April 1 whe...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011
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