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A British sail training ship has docked in Bermuda to forge an educational partnership with the island equivalent. The Pelican of London, captained by Chris Blake, the first skipper of the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Spirit of Bermuda, is in Hamilto...

Wildlife and protected land could be at risk because of errors in a new electronic system for land zoning, environmentalists warned yesterday. The Department of Planning admitted it could not guarantee the draft Bermuda Plan was error-free, but rejec...

A dozen new police recruits started their careers on the beat yesterday after a passing-out parade at the service’s Prospect headquarters. The new officers were presented with their certificates by John Rankin, the Governor, while Wayne Caines, the n...

A man twice found guilty of a gun murder yesterday had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Travonne Saltus walked free from court after the appeals panel found that there had been errors in the trial judge’s direction of the jury at his se...

Boats and wellwishers turned out yesterday to greet a new cargo ship designed to improve the shipping service to Bermuda. The MV Oleander, a custom-built container ship, arrived in Hamilton Harbour from its builders in China with her horn blowing. Ne...

Luminaries from the heydays of Bermuda’s home-grown music scene get a salute this weekend from Dale Butler, a former minister and champion of local artists. The tribute tomorrow at the Leopards Club on Cedar Avenue, Hamilton, coincides with the club’...

A children’s rights campaigner said yesterday she hoped the Court of Appeal would enforce the right of vulnerable youngsters involved in legal proceedings to have independent representation. Child charities took their case to the highest court in Ber...

The City of Hamilton’s mayor last night signalled a legal battle will be launched to fight a government plan to turn the city into a quango. Charles Gosling revealed that preparations were being made for a writ and he would “talk tactics” with lawyer...

The father of former Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean has died. Allan Bean Sr, a farmer who campaigned for living off the land, was 83. His son, Allan Bean Jr, a top commercial fishermen, said his father’s example had taught him how to “live...

The widow of a computing tycoon and philanthropist has launched legal action against the Minister of National Security over her husband’s private island. Lawyers for Lillian Martin, an American, have filed a motion at the Supreme Court to ask for a d...