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Ceremonial Opening of Bermuda’s Legal Year (Photographs by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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A gas station run by the Leader of the Opposition was robbed yesterday in a daylight raid by two men with a blade and what appeared to be a handgun.
Terrified customers, which included children and staff, watched in horror as the two threatened the d...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 15-year-old schoolgirl got a surprise birthday present of $1,500 after she won a Bermuda Festival talent competition.
Massassi Maxwell-Smith, who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, swept the board at the festival’s On Stage Competition at Hamilton...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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A group of friends have put a new twist on the “spirit” of giving with their dry January tradition.
For the third year, the group used the month to support charities by paying into a shared pool each time they drink during the month as part of what t...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lionfish hunters pulled 849 of the invasive species from Bermuda’s waters in January as the 5th Annual Winter Lionfish Derby set new records.
Organisers said more than 250 fish were caught in the first week of the monthlong competition alone.
Corey E...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pupils behind a successful online retail company are to raise funds to travel to a major business convention in New York.
The Berkeley Institute youngsters want to showcase their Leisure in the Triangle website at the Youth Business Summit in April. ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The acting chief executive of Bermuda’s healthcare watchdog set up a company with a top executive from the US-based Lahey Clinic but “immediately terminated” the arrangement because of a potential conflict of interest, it has been revealed.
Ricky Bra...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An American university rugby player’s death in Bermuda last year was the result of an accident or misadventure, a coroner’s inquest ruled yesterday.
Coroner Maxanne Anderson extended her “sincere condolences” to the family, friends and team-mates of...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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Court
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A man convicted of the rape of a 15-year-old schoolgirl more than 30 years ago was warned by a judge last night that he faced “a significant period of imprisonment”.
Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves added: “I think he should prepare himself for that.”
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DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda marked International Marriage Week with a ceremony in Hamilton on Wednesday.
David Burt, the Premier, read a proclamation on the lawn of Cabinet Office to kick-start the weeklong celebration of matrimony.
Allan Hunt, founder of the non-denomi...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
