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A 70-year-old woman died after she was hit by her own car as she prepared to go to a harness racing event to watch her grandson compete.
Mary Brady died in an accident that involved her car near the National Equestrian Centre in Devonshire just befor...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 130 athletes from four universities will be in Bermuda to train at the National Sports Centre next month.
Howard University. Stevens Institute of Technology, William and Paterson University and Ramapo College are all set to send student ath...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chess fans are ahead of the game after a successful year of development on-island and overseas.
Sam Lill, spokesman for the Bermuda Chess Association, said 2018 was a “year of firsts” for the strategy board game.
He explained: “We went to the Carifta...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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London’s Privy Council will hear a dispute between the Bermuda Bar Council and a law firm that it has refused to recognise.
Walkers Global had set up a licensing agreement with Bermudian firm Taylors to become Walkers Bermuda.
But the Bermuda Bar Cou...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother and son pulled off a double win in a prestigious literary awards competition.
Florenz Maxwell was awarded the Children and Young Adult Fiction prize in the 2018 Bermuda Literary Awards for her novel Girlcott.
Her son, Clarence Maxwell, won ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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Police dug into a festive meal for Christmas Day thanks to the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club.
The yuletide treat — a full Christmas meal with all the trimmings — was organised by Timothy Morrison, the hotel’s general manager, and his staff to than...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men were banned from the roads for 18 months and fined yesterday after they admitted drink-driving offences.
Allan Somner, 51, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit on Christmas Eve.
Magistrates’ Court heard that offi...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three delivery trucks decorated by Bermudian artists have hit the roads as part of a Bermuda National Gallery project.
Sophie Cressall, curator at the BNG, said the displays, which feature a range of designs from pastels to contemporary photography, ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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A 26-year-old woman was jailed for nine months yesterday after she admitted a bid to smuggle more than $45,000 worth of cannabis resin to Bermuda.
Magistrates Tyrone Chin heard that Sheneal Harris was arrested at the airport with 457.49 grams of the ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is expected to receive an extra 68,000 cruise ship visitors next year, according to the Government.
Next year’s cruise ship schedule includes 192 calls to Bermuda, which is estimated to bring 544,000 passengers, a rise of 14 per cent on the 2...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes