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A female tourist was recovering in hospital yesterday after her rental scooter struck a wall near Scaur Hill, throwing her into the ocean 15ft below.
The visitor, believed to be a 44-year-old South Carolina woman, was briefly knocked out in the accid...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No work permit application has been received for controversial entertainer R. Kelly, according to Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs.
According to a ministry statement, Mr Brown “takes very seriously any allegations made continuously over a n...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s bid to attract digital currency business sparked conflict in the House of Assembly last Friday.
Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, said his questions to the Government over the speed of its adoption of blockchain technology remai...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A tourist couple who thanked people in Bermuda for helping them to search for their lost passports have found their travel documents.
Corinne and Steve White said the passports had been found in a bag after they had slipped down a tear in the lining....
DATE: May 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drug manufacturer has come under fire in Britain for allegedly diverting $1.35 billion through Bermuda to avoid taxes.
A report in London’s Evening Standard said pharmaceutical firm Napp has funnelled cash through its Bermudian-based Mundipharma of...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three men were stabbed in two separate incidents over the weekend.
A man was arrested on Sunday night after two others were stabbed at a West End bar.
Police said the incident happened after two men became involved in an argument with two others at W...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A horror head-on collision that claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman was relived by witnesses in Supreme Court yesterday.
Sophie Fraser-Smith died after her bike was in collision with a truck driven by 41-year-old Clinton Smith on Middle Road, Sou...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 36-year-old woman who admitted driving while almost twice the legal alcohol limit was fined and banned from the roads at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Julia Pearman, of Sandys, pleaded guilty to providing a breath specimen over the legal limit for ...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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Other
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A former Bermuda High School pupil was announced yesterday as Bermuda’s Rhodes scholar for this year.
Deirdre Collins, from St George’s, was awarded the honour after a gruelling application process for the prestigious award.
Ms Collins will use the ...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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A 34-year-old man was banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday after he admitted drink driving.
Henry Santucci, of Sandys, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to riding a motorbike while two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit.
The c...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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