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Plans to cash in on a surge of Cup Match visitors to St George’s were hindered by misinformation from cruise ship staff, according to several shops in the East End.
Kelly Diel, of Seaglass Art on Water Street, said that while she and other businesses...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has increasingly featured on China’s radar this summer, but coverage from the America’s Cup stands to boost our profile “dramatically”.
The world’s most populous country will view Bermuda up close for the races, Harvey Schiller, the America’s...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Cup Match holiday was comparatively quiet out on the water, although Bermuda Maritime Operations responded to several incidents.
A 15ft vessel was found capsized by Stag Rocks near Shelly Bay on Sunday, and later secured by its owner. The same da...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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A Bermudian chess player has been crowned champion of the inaugural King of Kings Bermuda Chess Tournament.
Michael Webb beat stiff local and international competition to take the $1,000 first prize at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess event.
“It was ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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A serial traffic offender has been banned from the roads for 18 months.
Gerald Barstowe, of Sandys, pleaded guilty to a string of traffic offences when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning.
The 61-year-old admitted disobeying a traffic si...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Aspiring litigator, Madeleine Fox has been awarded a prestigious scholarship by law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman after being accepted to read law at Oxford University.
Ms Fox already holds a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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Police are investigating a series of incidents in which a man on a motorcycle reportedly snatched jewellery from other riders.
A police spokesman said that over the past week, they have received four robbery reports, all involving a male suspect on a...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A 51-year-old man found by police in an unresponsive state was pronounced dead last night, however the death is not believed to be suspicious.
According to a police spokesman, officers attended a report of a man in an unresponsive state in the Warwic...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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Sandra Cortina Beach has been named the first female Commandant Designate of the Bermuda Police Reserves.
Commandant Beach, who will be formally sworn in during a change-of-command ceremony on October 8, first joined the Bermuda Reserve Police in Aug...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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Local barbers have been awarded for their service at an appreciation ceremony.
Organiser Ricky Spence and Wayne Scott, Minister of Education, presented ten barbers with long-service awards, while 12 barber shops received prizes for their services.
“...
DATE: Aug 03, 2015
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