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James Doughty is a classic example of the proverbial ‘chip off the old block’.
The Les-Roches University graduate is a third generation sailor, following in the wake of his late grandfather Alan and father Paul, whose name is synonymous with youth sa...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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A Smith’s woman has donated a total of $30,000 to various charities and to the performing arts as a way to give back to her community.
To celebrate her 30th birthday, actress Nishanti Bailey decided to hold a play. The proceeds of her production Chai...
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Mandatory drug tests for those in public office is a breach of privacy, according to Senator Diallo Rabain.
During a heated discussion in the Senate of a report about adopting the policy, some Senators voiced strong concerns about the invasion of the...
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Frustrated minibus drivers are being overlooked by transport officials who advise tourists on how to travel around Bermuda, it has been claimed.
But that suggestion has been refuted by the Ministry of Transport, which said that cruise ship passengers...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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A ten percent grocery discount scheme is to end because retailers can’t afford it.
But Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said he hoped to “narrow the scope” of the discount deal to target those in most need.
Sen Fahy told Senate yesterday that the c...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A renowned scientist leading a study on Bermuda’s water quality has been killed in a landslide on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
Quebec medical researcher Éric Dewailly, 59, was one of two people who died on Tuesday when a cliff above them colla...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Diving legend and ocean scientist Teddy Tucker, who died on June 9 at the age of 88, has been heralded as “the voice of the Sargasso Sea” by the nature publication National Geographic.
Mr Tucker was closely associated with the National Geographic Soc...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Ferry operators were heading back to work this morning following a meeting at Bermuda Industrial Union Headquarters after a walkout described by a Ministry of Transport spokesman as “unwarranted and an inconvenient”.
The first ferry was scheduled to ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Three teenagers this morning admitted brawling on the Bermuda College campus, while a fourth was granted a trial date.
Khalif Williams, 17, Taijuan Davis, 18, and Makai Jacobs, 18, all pleaded guilty to taking part in a fight on December 10 last year...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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A food supplement regularly used in smoothies may have been contaminated with the salmonella bacteria.
Health officials warn that a consignment of products made by health food company Navitas Naturals could contain the bacteria, which can cause prolo...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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