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The passing of Cornelia Tweed, a mother figure to many in her community, marks a deep loss to her husband Cedric.
Ms Tweed, who had recently turned 89 when she died on the morning of January 20, had been married to him for 70 years.
Mr Tweed, once Be...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Bermudian gangs are posting hip-hop “diss” tracks online to taunt and intimidate one another, according to police.
However, an authority in the United States said the tracks appeared to be typical of the art form, and unlikely to indicate actual inte...
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A 47-year-old Pembroke man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for two counts of sexual exploitation.
Unmoved by the defendant’s protestations of innocence, Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman said the man’s reputa...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Hospital authorities insisted last night that their decision to pursue a costly lawsuit against a patient to Bermuda’s highest court of appeal, where they lost this week, would not have an effect on taxpayers.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board took its cas...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Two container ships are making full speed to Bermuda to alleviate this week’s fresh food shortage, caused by Winter Storm Jonas hitting the United States East Coast.
The island’s shipping schedule was thrown into turmoil by the perilous blizzard, lea...
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The Department of Marine & Ports Services has temporarily relocated due to renovations.
During maintenance at its headquarters on East Broadway, Hamilton, the department will function from the second floor of the Brown Brangman Building in Reid Stre...
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A 38-year-old Devonshire man has admitted sexually assaulting a woman.
Kevin Rubaine pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to committing the offence, which he had denied at a previous appearance, in Devonshire in December last year.
Pros...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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A pair of men charged with possessing more than $22,000 worth of cocaine intended for supply have been granted bail.
Alexander Wilks, 35, and Peter Lewis, 29, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to having 125.9 grams of the drug in ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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This year’s Harbour Nights will take place from May 4 to August 31, the Chamber of Commerce has announced.
Prospective vendors for the weekly festival, which hits Front Street every Wednesday during the summer, can attend an information session on Th...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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A Devonshire woman has been given a 12-month conditional discharge for assaulting and uttering threatening words to another woman.
At a previous Magistrates’ Court appearance, Vaughnika Joseph, 27, had admitted the offence that took place in Hamilton...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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