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The youth wing of the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday unveiled a new executive line-up.
The new chairman of the Future Bermuda Alliance is Justin Mathias, with former St George’s MP Nandi Outerbridge interim deputy chairwoman and Nick Kempe interim de...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A finance firm has launched a bid to claw back a $13.7 million loan intended to help fund the failed Par-la-Ville hotel development from the City of Hamilton and a US bank.
Mexico Infrastructure Finance wants compensation plus interest on the money, ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 47-year-old Southampton man is to face trial on charges of possession of cocaine with an estimated street value of $117,000 and intent to supply.
Rudolph Travers pleaded not guilty to two counts — possession and intent to sell cocaine on both Janu...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt has called on the island to embrace the Cup Match spirit year round.
In a holiday message, the Premier noted the history of both Emancipation Day and Somers Day, describing the festivities as uniquely Bermudian.
“In the weeks before the ho...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
If there is one celebration that brings all of Bermuda’s people together, it is Cup Match, and after a sometimes fractious few months people are looking forward to a sense of unity.
Whether from Somerset or St George’s, they want to take a break fro...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Terry Lee Smith helped everyone get into the Cup Match spirit with a tea party for the older generation.
Politicians from both sides of the island — Lovitta Foggo representing St George’s and Jamahl Simmons for Somerset — were at Somerset Cricket Clu...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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A man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the chest in Sandys on Tuesday night remains in a stable condition on a general ward, police say.
The 40-year-old man was stabbed during a domestic dispute at a Beacon Hill Lane home.
He was transport...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Those wishing not to bank on beginners’ luck at the Crown and Anchor tables this Cup Match would be wise to head to Harbour Nights for tips and tricks on how to be the winner who takes all.
Harbour Nights is working to educate tourists and the less...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons told a press conference yesterday that two “very sensitive” civil lawsuits launched by her predecessor had cost taxpayers more than $2 million and had been handled in an “unprecedented and concerning” way.
Howe...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Paget teenager has admitted possessing more than 15 grams of cannabis and 0.51g of cannabis resin.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Rory Stevens-Astwood pleaded guilty to having the drugs in St George’s on January 1.
The court heard t...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff