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Kijani Burgess, 16, has been identified as the first person to die on Bermuda’s roads this year.
Kijani died after a collision yesterday afternoon near Scaur Hill in Sandys.
A police spokesman said: “It has since been confirmed that the teen was ridi...
DATE: Jan 14, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man jailed for ten years after he was convicted of stabbing a restaurant worker 13 times in an attempted robbery has lost his appeal against conviction.
In the Supreme Court last May, Alex Wolffe was found guilty by a majority verdict of wounding ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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Court
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A string of gun incidents has shown efforts to help at-risk young people must be increased, an anti-violence campaigner said recently.
Desmond Crockwell commented that danger signals had to be tackled at a young age.
He said: “I would be hard-press...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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Crime
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Wildlife fans were able to see for the first time how a male cahow reacted to his mate laying an egg when the birds returned to Nonsuch Island.
The rare event came after the male arrived back at the burrow days before his partner — a reversal of the ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man studying to become a marine pilot in Scotland has won a $5,000 grant from the Caledonian Society of Bermuda.
The cash will help Marcus Simmons, 25, to pay for his course at the City of Glasgow College.
Marcus’s mother, Linda, who collected the ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Progressive Labour Party MP for Warwick South East has been sworn in as the temporary Minister of Tourism and Transport.
Lawrence Scott was appointed to head the ministry at Government House on Friday and will hold the post for ten days while Zan...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A young writer with dreams of a byline in The Royal Gazette got her wish after she won a Christmas essay competition.
Julie Elliott, 12, got her name in the paper after she took first place in the middle school category of the Pembroke Rotary Club’s ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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Other
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Firefighters tackled a blaze on two boats in Dockyard last night.
Video footage from the fire showed both boats in flames and billowing smoke.
Firefighters fought the blaze until both of the fire-damaged boats sank. A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire &...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pair of protesters picketed Elbow Beach Resort & Spa yesterday morning over a controversial pastor.
The demonstration came as Gary Simons, a former Cornerstone Bible Fellowship minister, held a service at the hotel in his new role at GracePoint Chu...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity that campaigns for people with disabilities plans to carry out a review of educational opportunities for differently abled children, it was revealed yesterday.
Sherrie Lynn Lilley, the executive director of Inspire Bermuda, said that pupils...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter