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The victim of an alleged sex attack has defended her account of the assault at the ongoing trial of the four men accused in the incident.
All four — aged 21, 20, 20 and 19 respectively — have denied a charge of serious sexual assault on July 27 of la...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Good Friday celebrations at Horseshoe Bay were in full flow on the Southampton beach this morning despite cloudy skies — and the traditional KiteFest kicked in at mid-day with the drums and whistles of Gombeys.
The Warwick Gombey Troupe led a crowd o...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Polish kayaker Aleksander (Olek) Doba has reached Port Canaveral in Florida.
The 67-year-old set out from Portugal on October 5 in his 21ft kayak but turned to Bermuda in February to repair a broken rudder.
He resumed his journey last month and is e...
DATE: Apr 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Grand Atlantic housing complex is to be transformed into a condominium hotel complex.
Announcing the move at a press conference, Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a tourism...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Prosecutors closed their case yesterday in the Supreme Court against a man accused of handling and firing a gun inside a Sandys residence.
Zikai Cann, 24, of Seawall Drive, Sandys, has denied the charges, which date to an unspecified day in November,...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The “healing power of natural light” played a major role in the architectural design of King Edward VII Hospital’s new Acute Care Wing.
Offering an update on the construction of the Wing yesterday, a hospital spokesperson said large windows were feat...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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National Security Minister Michael Dunkley has hit back at claims of “incompetence” over delays in the setting up of a new crime-fighting CCTV system.
Mr Dunkley was speaking after Mr Scott, PLP national security spokesman, criticised Government for ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Landlords and other property owners who break the law by failing to regularly clean water tanks are escaping prosecution, despite concerns about the risk to public health posed by Bermuda’s rainwater catchment system.
Government admitted yesterday th...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A 14-year-old girl was “plied with alcohol” before being raped in a backyard tent while another child “looked on helplessly”, a jury has heard.
The victim took the stand on the opening day of a trial against four men, who were aged 21, 21, 20 and 19 ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s Red Cross appeal for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has raised $365,000.
A spokeswoman for the organisation said the special account was set up after the devastating storm hit the Pacific island chain in November last year, ki...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
