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An American once hailed as the world’s top rock climber said Bermuda’s cliffs were “world class” after a recent visit to the island.
Henry Barber, now 64, scaled some of the island’s highest cliffs thanks to his involvement in a book being written b...
DATE: Apr 19, 2018
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A man has was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash at Spanish Point Park in Pembroke last night.
Just before 8pm, a 30-year-old male was riding in the park, lost control of his cycle and collided with a wall to the side of the park, said pol...
DATE: Apr 19, 2018
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Marine biologist Nan Hauser feared she would be swallowed or crushed by a giant humpback whale — until she discovered it was trying to save her from a shark attack.
Ms Hauser said: “I was absolutely speechless that the whales had been protecting me ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2018
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A memorial service to honour former slave and ship’s pilot James “Jemmy” Darrell was held in St George’s at the weekend.
Mr Darrell piloted the Royal Navy warship HMS Resolution to its mooring near Tobacco Bay in 1795 while still enslaved.
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DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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A woman has appealed on social media to help trace a truck that hit her husband’s car and failed to stop.
Lucia Faria said: “A truck was coming towards him and came on his side of the road, hit the mirror on our car but kept going.
“My husband stopp...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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A 30-year-old man was banned from the road for 18 months today after he admitted dangerous driving and making an offensive gesture.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Pierre Niklaus overtook a police car on Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish and fo...
DATE: Apr 16, 2018
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A gunman who tried to shoot a man dead on Mother’s Day was jailed for 25 years yesterday.
Jahmico Trott, 30, was sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder and ten years for the use of a firearm after he was convicted at an earlier trial.
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DATE: Apr 07, 2018
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A drunken passenger who forced a plane to divert to Bermuda after he threatened cabin crew was fined $1,500 yesterday.
James Rogers, from West Sussex in England, was handed over to Bermuda police officers after the flight from London to Cancun in Mex...
DATE: Apr 07, 2018
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A 33-year-old man was yesterday fined $400 for possessing 7.83g of cannabis and $150 for possession of a grinder.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Joshua Stovell, whose mother is Bermudian but who lives in Connecticut, was stopped at a police speed che...
DATE: Apr 06, 2018
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A 35-year-old man was yesterday jailed for 15 months after he admitted stabbing two men in Pembroke.
Mareko Ratteray, 35, formerly of Hamilton Parish, admitted causing a 2cm-deep wound to Kahlil Matthews and 5cm-deep wound to John Tuzo, who suffered ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2018
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