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Family and friends of former premier David Saul bid farewell to him yesterday afternoon in a brief but beautiful ceremony at sea.
A small flotilla of boats, followed by a handful of people on kayaks and paddleboards, headed about a mile off Devonshir...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A former Royal Gazette employee is behind bars today after being found guilty of being part of a major global operation to smuggle nearly $1 million worth of cocaine into Bermuda.
Curtis Swan was also convicted of possessing more than $130,000 in dir...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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Crime
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Grammy Award-winning artist Sean Paul and soca queen Destra Garcia will form a potent two-pronged attack during the Cup Match Summer Splash at the Par-la-Ville car park on August 2.
The pair will headline the event which promises to hit the audience ...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Wyclef Jean will perform in Bermuda as part of the America’s Cup festivities.
The three-time Grammy Award-winning entertainer, will be on the main stage at the America’s Cup Village in Dockyard, on Saturday, May 27, from 5.15pm.
He said in a press re...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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Event
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Government’s extra incentives for the developers of the new St Regis hotel total $2.7 million over a period of three years.
The concessions are unrelated to casino fees for the East End resort, according to Grant Gibbons, speaking for the...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudian attorney Sophia Greaves has been appointed to the Bermuda Tourism Authority board of directors.
She replaces hospitality real estate executive Allison Reid whose term on the board has expired.
Ms Greaves is a director in the corporate depar...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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News Staff
Local boaters have less than two weeks to renew their licences.
The deadline is midnight, May 31, or 4.30pm for those who want to pay in person.
“2018 decals must be in place by June 1 on all moorings and boats,” said a Departmentent of Marine and Po...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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Kiahna Trott-Edwards was jailed yesterday for 5½ years for the manslaughter of 16-year-old Shijuan Mungal.
The mother of three — who killed Shijuan when she hit him on the head with a baseball bat during a confrontation outside her home — had admitte...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is now just a week away from hosting its biggest ever international event — and the eyes of the world are on the island.
Yachts have arrived in their dozens, noticeably growing numbers of tourists are on the streets and, with construction wor...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has hailed the sale of Rosewood Tucker’s Point Resort to an American company.
It was announced this week that the Miami-based investment group Gencom had bought the 88-room hotel and will invest some $25 million into the property.
Junior ...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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