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Murder accused Kiahna Trott-Edwards has told the Supreme Court that she never intended to kill or seriously injure teenager Shijuan Mungal.
Ms Trott-Edwards told jurors she was “terrified” as the 16-year-old came straight at her and swung a wooden ba...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Friends, family and fellow dancers have paid tribute to a “real giant in the Gombey movement”.
Francis Llewellyn Spencer Darrell, also known as “Merry Mice” — said to be the oldest Gombey captain — died at the age of 83.
The former Pembroke resident...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Historian Walton Brown is launching a series of six lectures designed to improve local knowledge of Bermuda history right up to the modern day.
Mr Brown, the Progressive Labour Party MP, launched “Understanding Modern Bermuda” after the popularity o...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Excerpts from seven episodes of Ocean Vet starring the late Neil Burnie will be screened over the next two months at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
The series, which has attracted interest from some of the world’s major networks, incl...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Police are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a suspect in a bomb threat at the Bank of Butterfield following the emergence of new CCTV footage.
At around 10am on August 12, a staff member at the bank received a telephone call indicatin...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Campaign group Take Back Our Parks celebrated yesterday the blocking of a controversial construction project at the Botanical Gardens.
The Bermuda Government had sought to erect a new maintenance yard at the site, replacing one that was damaged by Hu...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy remains confident that the One Bermuda Alliance will create the promised new 2,000 jobs before the next election.
However, he denied the suggestion that the jobs would only be short-term positions created through th...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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The actor who will portray late comic legend Richard Pryor in the latter’s upcoming biopic is pumped up for his second Bermuda appearance in five years.
Mike Epps, the American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and rapper, will perform a stand-u...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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The Bermuda Parents Teachers Students Association is calling on the court to change its decision to allow new parent council rules.
The move to introduce councils — potentially replacing PTAs at schools in an effort to give parents more say in manage...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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Governor George Fergusson has added his condolences to the widespread feelings of sadness and concern in Bermuda for the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Erika in Dominica.
“The Royal Navy Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Lyme Bay, which visited Bermuda...
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