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Bermuda could see as many as 3,000 additional visitors come to the Island when the Newport Bermuda Race takes place in June.
The storied race, which takes place every two years, has 212 registered yachts this year, with an extra 13 expected by the Ap...
DATE: Mar 28, 2008
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The mother of fatal accident victim Martha Hoopes has told how "she could not have been a better mother, daughter, sister, wife and aunt".
Devastated Martha Vining told Texas-based news organisation Thefacts.com: "She was the best that anybody could ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2008
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More than 100 people have been snapped up from the Caribbean to boost Bermuda Police Service's dwindling resources.
A Police statement revealed that 31 trained officers had been recruited, while a further 70 civilians will be brought to the Island to...
DATE: Mar 27, 2008
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Bermuda Union of Teachers will today issue a 21-day strike notice after a teachers shortage has grown so severe some classes have been going unsupervised.
Last night, general secretary Mike Charles said the action was the only way to attract the atte...
DATE: Mar 27, 2008
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Dog wardens and Police yesterday urged owners to keep their pets under control following the horrific attack on Stanley the cockapoo.
Stanley was yesterday still fighting for his life after a large dog — thought to be a pit bull — ripped the skin off...
DATE: Mar 25, 2008
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Chris Bodkin can't make Sunday's Run For Freedom — so in the name of solidarity he flew to Bermuda a few days early to take part yesterday.
Mr. Bodkin, a US town councillor with Bermudian roots, joined Charlotte Wilberforce to walk along Front Street...
DATE: Mar 25, 2008
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Stanley the cockapoo is fighting for his life after being viciously savaged by a large dog.
His distraught owner Sandra Curtis — who watched the incident unfold — said vets have described it as one of the most horrific attacks they have ever dealt wi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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One of Rembrandt's finest works is on display at Bermuda National Gallery for two weeks from today.
'Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Red Doublet' (1633) has been loaned to the Island in a move arranged by Butterfield Bank.
It is considered among the b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2008
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Police would like the public's assistance in locating 38-year-old Ricardo Eugene Walker, who has been missing since March 12.
He is described as between 5-feet 8-inches and six feet, of medium build, light skin, with blue eyes.
His last known address...
DATE: Mar 22, 2008
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If you're going to make a kite, you might as well build one that's so big it would do some serious damage if it came down in the wrong place.
At yesterday's Good Friday celebrations in St. David's, Ernest McCallum's 21-feet beast was deemed unflyable...
DATE: Mar 22, 2008
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