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A Bermudian now living in New Zealand is celebrating a big win after a three-day poker tournament ended in a jackpot.
Brian Graham, formerly the director of what is now the Bulley-Graham-Rawlins Funeral Home in Pembroke, placed third in the New Zeala...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A trial for two men from Bermuda facing terrorism charges in Britain began yesterday at the Old Bailey in London.
Hisham Muhammad, 25, accused of subscribing to radical Islam, allegedly planned to use a radio-controlled drone to attack an army barrac...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The trial of a 58-year-old man accused of a string of sexual offences against an underage girl began in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The Devonshire man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has denied sexually touching the preteen while in a p...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The chairwoman of the Bermuda Health Council has resigned for “family and personal professional reasons”.
Alicia Stovell-Washington said that she had to return to her profession full time after the death of her colleague, the eye surgeon Leonard Teye...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Health
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The Bermuda Red Cross has raised more than $100,000 in a week to help families whose lives were torn apart by Hurricane Dorian.
The Category 5 hurricane tore through the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama last week, destroying thousands of homes and kill...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The former chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council was accused in court yesterday of “throwing as much unsubstantiated mud” as possible and engaging in a media “bloodbath” after she was fired from the government quango.
Tawanna Wedderburn, who ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Health
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An American motivational speaker said last night that he regretted past statements in which he referred to homosexuality as a “sickness” and to gays as “an inferior being”.
James Small said that comments he had made about homosexuality in a series o...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Staff and students at Saltus this morning paid tribute to two alums who died in the 9/11 attack.
Boyd Gatton and Robert Higley, both former Saltus students, died when two hijacked planes hit the World Trade Centre’s twin towers 18 years ago.
At the p...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Press Release
The Bermuda Industrial Union has launched a fundraising drive to help those impacted by Hurricane Dorian.
A spokeswoman for the union said that the theme of the campaign is “Helping to put lives back together”.
She added: “It is our hope that funds...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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A new “world-class” beachfront fun zone planned for Snorkel Park Beach in Dockyard will provide a venue for Bermudian artists, entrepreneurs and business collaborations, the new operators said yesterday.
Belcario Thomas, the chief executive of the pr...
DATE: Sep 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan